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116 - CORNEILLE, Pierre. Complete Plays.
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CORNEILLE, Pierre. Complete Plays. A charming edition of Corneille’s plays, illustrated with 209 original copperplate engravings by Albert Décaris. A beautiful, complete set in 16 volumes. Paris, Pierre Bricage, 1959. 16 large 8vo volumes, loose-leaf, covers with flaps illustrated in black, pearl-gray slipcase and case, edged with ochre percaline. Approximately 150 pages per volume, 209 copperplate engravings by Albert Décaris, including frontispieces and full-page illustrations. Slight wear on some slipcases. A superb edition for bibliophiles, conceived, laid out, and executed entirely by hand by Pierre and Berthe Bricage, in collaboration with J. A. Bressy and Georges Visat. It is illustrated with 209 original copperplate engravings by Albert Décaris (1901–1988), a French painter, decorator, and engraver, member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts, and winner of the Grand Prix de Rome. Limited edition of 500 copies on Rives vellum (no. 199). A fine copy, complete in 16 volumes.
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