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1165 - CORNEILLE, Pierre, *Theater*, with commentaries and other interesting pieces. New, expanded edition. Geneva [i.e., Berlin], n.p., 1774. 8 vols., in-4°; frontispiece and 35 half-titles. (Title page of Vol. I restored at the beginning; slight marginal tear on the title page of Vol. 7; pages slightly warped; some water stains, mainly , some soiling, pitting, and foxing, rare minor scorch marks, some leaves slightly and uniformly browned, some untrimmed at the tail). Rooted calfskin from the era, rolled gilt decoration encircling the covers, gilt floral-patterned spine with raised bands (spine and edges rubbed, a few small scuffs and 1 worm hole on the covers, a few damaged caps and 3 upper caps missing, edges pitted and slightly stained, corners dulled or even exposed). First edition, in-4°, illustrated with a frontispiece by Watelet after Pierre depicting the Genius crowning Corneille’s bust and 35 figures by Gravelot engraved by Baquoy, Lemire, etc. Ref. Cohen 255–256. Formerly owned by Fortuné Cuvelier, a bibliophile from Lille (ex-libris).
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CORNEILLE, Pierre, *Theater*, with commentaries and other interesting pieces. New, expanded edition. Geneva [i.e., Berlin], n.p., 1774. 8 vols., in-4°; frontispiece and 35 half-titles. (Title page of Vol. I restored at the beginning; slight marginal tear on the title page of Vol. 7; pages slightly warped; some water stains, mainly , some soiling, pitting, and foxing, rare minor scorch marks, some leaves slightly and uniformly browned, some untrimmed at the tail). Rooted calfskin from the era, rolled gilt decoration encircling the covers, gilt floral-patterned spine with raised bands (spine and edges rubbed, a few small scuffs and 1 worm hole on the covers, a few damaged caps and 3 upper caps missing, edges pitted and slightly stained, corners dulled or even exposed). First edition, in-4°, illustrated with a frontispiece by Watelet after Pierre depicting the Genius crowning Corneille’s bust and 35 figures by Gravelot engraved by Baquoy, Lemire, etc. Ref. Cohen 255–256. Formerly owned by Fortuné Cuvelier, a bibliophile from Lille (ex-libris).
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