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29 - MOLIERE. The Works of Molière, with grammatical notes, warnings, and observations on each play by Mr. Bret. Paris: Compagnie des Libraires associés, 1773. 6 vols. in-8, blue morocco, ornate and marbled spines, fillet work on the covers with small fan-shaped metal embossings, inner morocco frame with lace, pink tabis linings and endpapers, gilt edges. (Bozérian).

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€5,000 - 6,000

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30%

MOLIERE. The Works of Molière, with grammatical notes, warnings, and observations on each play by Mr. Bret. Paris: Compagnie des Libraires associés, 1773. 6 vols. in-8, blue morocco, ornate and marbled spines, fillet work on the covers with small fan-shaped metal embossings, inner morocco frame with lace, pink tabis linings and endpapers, gilt edges. (Bozérian). ILLUSTRATED FIRST EDITION, “NOTABLE FOR ITS BEAUTY.” Portrait after Mignard, 6 title fleurons, and 33 ILLUSTRATIONS BY JEAN-MICHEL MOREAU THE YOUNGER. This copy also contains: 1) A portrait of Molière by A. de Saint-Aubin. 2) An original etching for the Fêtes de Versailles. The illustration for *Tartuffe* is a pre-letter proof. A MAGNIFICENT COPY, WITH CERTIFICATES, IN A RICH, NEARLY CONTEMPORARY BINDING, DESIGNED BY RENOUARD, whose name appears in gold as an ex-libris at the bottom of the front cover, while Bozérian’s signature is inscribed in gold letters in the center of the pink tabis endpaper. From the libraries of Renouard, Yemeniz (1856, II, No. 1956, bookplate), Georges Danyau (bookplate), and Léon Abrami (1926, No. 148, with the binding reproduced full-page).

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Auction details

Marcel Lecomte Library
Friday, November 20
02:00 PM
Hôtel Drouot
9, rue Drouot
75009 Paris, France

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Ferri & Associés +33 1 42 33 11 24 ferri.cp@ferri-drouot.com
On Drouot for more than 10 years avec More than 48,000 lots published

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