[Corneille and Voltaire]. Fresh copy in beautiful binding of theThéatre de Pierre Corneille, avec des commentaires, &c. &c. &ca care of Voltaire who had the subscription edition printed by Cramer in Geneva in 1764 with a list of subscribers at the end of the last volume, antiporta engraved by Watelet after a design by Pierre and with 34 plates engraved byWatelet, Baquoy, Flipart, Lemire, Lempereur, de Longueuil, Prevost and Radigues after a design by Gravelot. Handsome coeval bindings in bazzana with gilt frame to the plates, phytomorphic friezes and title on double gusset to the spine, unghiatura à dentelles, gilt upper cut, with ex libris by Garnons Library. (12)

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