Theatre De L. Racine (3 Volumes); and Oeuvres De Boileau (2 Volumes)
by Racine, Jean; Boileau
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Librairie Des Bibliophiles, 1892. 5 Volumes. Quarter green calf leather with marbled boards. Lovely sylized "deco" design spines with neuvo touches. Gilt lettering. Top edges gilt. Moderate wear to extremities. Overall a VERY GOOD set. Good gift for someone who loves french theatre. Text in French. Jean Racine (French IPA: [?a?sin]) (December 22, 1639 April 21, 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the "big three" of 17th century France (along with Molière and Corneille). Racine was primarily a tragedian, though he did write one comedy.. Quarter Calf Leather. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover.
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- Bookseller
- Ziern-Hanon Galleries (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014421
- Title
- Theatre De L. Racine (3 Volumes); and Oeuvres De Boileau (2 Volumes)
- Author
- Racine, Jean; Boileau
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Librairie Des Bibliophiles
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1892
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Marbled boards
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...