MOLIERE, Jean Baptiste Poquelin de (1622-1673). Oeuvres . Paris: s.n., 1734. 6 volumes, 4º (286 x 208mm). With half-titles. Engraved portrait by Lépicié after Coypel, 32 (of 33) engraved plates by FRANCOIS BOUCHER, title-vignette, the same for all 6 volumes, 198 vignettes and culs-de-lampe including repeats. (Lacks a plate in vol.V, a little offsetting, occasional light discolouration and very mild spotting.) Later 18th-century calf, spine gilt in compartments with red and blue lettering and numbering pieces, triple gilt fillet round sides with a small decoration at the corners, Camperdown stamp on upper covers, marbled edges (joints and spines a little worn). Provenance : Robert Dundas Duncan, 1st Earl of Camperdown (1785-1859; binding).
MOLIERE, Jean Baptiste Poquelin de (1622-1673). Oeuvres . Paris: s.n., 1734. 6 volumes, 4º (286 x 208mm). With half-titles. Engraved portrait by Lépicié after Coypel, 32 (of 33) engraved plates by FRANCOIS BOUCHER, title-vignette, the same for all 6 volumes, 198 vignettes and culs-de-lampe including repeats. (Lacks a plate in vol.V, a little offsetting, occasional light discolouration and very mild spotting.) Later 18th-century calf, spine gilt in compartments with red and blue lettering and numbering pieces, triple gilt fillet round sides with a small decoration at the corners, Camperdown stamp on upper covers, marbled edges (joints and spines a little worn). Provenance : Robert Dundas Duncan, 1st Earl of Camperdown (1785-1859; binding). ' BOUCHER'S MASTERPIECE... ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOOKS OF THE EARLY 18TH CENTURY ' (Cohen-de Ricci). Cohen-de Ricci 712-14.
MOLIERE, Jean Baptiste Poquelin de (1622-1673). Oeuvres . Paris: s.n., 1734. 6 volumes, 4º (286 x 208mm). With half-titles. Engraved portrait by Lépicié after Coypel, 32 (of 33) engraved plates by FRANCOIS BOUCHER, title-vignette, the same for all 6 volumes, 198 vignettes and culs-de-lampe including repeats. (Lacks a plate in vol.V, a little offsetting, occasional light discolouration and very mild spotting.) Later 18th-century calf, spine gilt in compartments with red and blue lettering and numbering pieces, triple gilt fillet round sides with a small decoration at the corners, Camperdown stamp on upper covers, marbled edges (joints and spines a little worn). Provenance : Robert Dundas Duncan, 1st Earl of Camperdown (1785-1859; binding).
MOLIERE, Jean Baptiste Poquelin de (1622-1673). Oeuvres . Paris: s.n., 1734. 6 volumes, 4º (286 x 208mm). With half-titles. Engraved portrait by Lépicié after Coypel, 32 (of 33) engraved plates by FRANCOIS BOUCHER, title-vignette, the same for all 6 volumes, 198 vignettes and culs-de-lampe including repeats. (Lacks a plate in vol.V, a little offsetting, occasional light discolouration and very mild spotting.) Later 18th-century calf, spine gilt in compartments with red and blue lettering and numbering pieces, triple gilt fillet round sides with a small decoration at the corners, Camperdown stamp on upper covers, marbled edges (joints and spines a little worn). Provenance : Robert Dundas Duncan, 1st Earl of Camperdown (1785-1859; binding). ' BOUCHER'S MASTERPIECE... ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOOKS OF THE EARLY 18TH CENTURY ' (Cohen-de Ricci). Cohen-de Ricci 712-14.
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