MOLIERE, Jean-Baptiste Pocquelin de (1622-73)
Oeuvres... Nouvelle Edition.
Description / Condition
Large 4to, 288 X 216mm, 6 volumes, engraved portrait by Lepicie after Coypel, 33 engraved plates by Laurent Cars after Francois Boucher and c.198 vignettes and culs-de-lampe by Boucher and others, complete with all blanks leaves as called for, a little light browning of some gatherings, bound in contemporary French red morocco, triple-fillet gilt borders, spines in 6 compartments fully gilt with floral motifs, olive morocco labels in compartments 2 & 3, a.e.g, silk ribbon markers in each volume, unobtrusive minor repairs to a few corners, a fine set.
Other Notes
“Le chef-d’oeuvre de Boucher, comme illustration; c’est un des plus beaux livres de la premier partie du 18me siecle.” - Cohen/de Ricci 712
