44 - CLASSICAL LITERATURE. TRAGEDY. SPANISH POET.

CLASSICAL LITERATURE. TRAGEDY. SPANISH POET. RACINE (Jean), Complete Plays, with literary commentary and a selection of classical notes by M. FÉLIX LEMAISTRE, preceded by a biographical sketch on the life and theater of Racine by L.-S. AUGER. Paris, Garnier frères, (ca. 1890). A personal copy belonging to CONTAMINE DE LATOUR bearing his handwritten bookplate. In-12 format (18 x 12.5 cm). Fawn half-basane, spine with 5 raised bands decorated with fleurons in each compartment, title label in green morocco, author’s label in brown morocco. Binding rubbed and corners worn, scattered foxing. Included is a monograph on Jean Racine: MAURIAC (François). The Life of Jean Racine. Paris, Librairie Plon, 1928. Paperback, In-12 format (19 x 12 cm). Some creases and even tears (particularly on the spine); interior is fresh.