RACINE (Jean)
Oeuvres. Paris, Pierre Traboüillet, 1697. 2 volumes in-12, midnight blue morocco, triple gilt fillet, ornate spines, interior lace, gilt edges (Yseux sr. de Simier).
Third collective edition, the last published during Racine's lifetime.
It is the first complete edition, since it includes the Cantiques and Racine's last two plays, Esther and Athalie, published in 1689 and 1691. This is the definitive version, which set the text for later editions. (Tchemerzine, V, p. 360.)
Illustrated with 2 frontispieces, one engraved after Charles Le Brun, and 12 intaglio figures by François Chauveau.
Paper often yellowed by washing
