Racine, Jean (1639-1699) Oeuvres Complètes. Paris: Chez Raymond et Ménard, 1811. Four octavo volumes bound in full contemporary uniform dark green morocco, signed in gilt lettering by the binder at the foot of the spine, "Relié P. Doll," boards and spines decoratively tooled in gilt and blind; text illustrated with portrait and twelve engravings "avant la lettre" by Moreau; some slight chipping to endcaps of volume one, rubbing, generally good, 8 x 5 in. (4) Jean-Frédéric Doll, Parisian bookbinder (born circa 1779) was active between 1808 and 1826. Working at the highest level, his clients included Napoléon and Marie-Louise.
Racine, Jean (1639-1699) Oeuvres Complètes. Paris: Chez Raymond et Ménard, 1811. Four octavo volumes bound in full contemporary uniform dark green morocco, signed in gilt lettering by the binder at the foot of the spine, "Relié P. Doll," boards and spines decoratively tooled in gilt and blind; text illustrated with portrait and twelve engravings "avant la lettre" by Moreau; some slight chipping to endcaps of volume one, rubbing, generally good, 8 x 5 in. (4) Jean-Frédéric Doll, Parisian bookbinder (born circa 1779) was active between 1808 and 1826. Working at the highest level, his clients included Napoléon and Marie-Louise.
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