1771 Corneille Plays French Theatre Voltaire Notes Tome II Leather
$ 26.4
Description
1771 Corneille Plays French Theatre Voltaire Notes Tome II Leather. Condition: Good antique condition. Leather binding rubbed and worn at edges and corners, with wear to spine ends and surface abrasions to boards. Gilt spine decoration remains attractive. Marbled endpapers present. 1771 French edition of Les Chef-d’oeuvres de Pierre et de Thomas Corneille, Tome II, augmented with the notes and commentaries of Voltaire. Published in Paris by the Compagnie des Libraires Associés in 1771, this volume contains classic French dramatic works by Pierre and Thomas Corneille, presented in an attractive 18th-century format with decorative typographic headpieces. The table lists this second volume as including La Mort de Pompée, Rodogune, Heraclius, and Nicomède. Period mottled calf leather binding with gilt-decorated spine, marbled endpapers, and red-stained page edges. A handsome small-format French Enlightenment literary volume with strong shelf appeal. Condition: Good antique condition. Leather binding rubbed and worn at edges and corners, with wear to spine ends and surface abrasions to boards. Gilt spine decoration remains attractive. Marbled endpapers present. Pages are generally clean and legible with light toning, occasional spotting, and normal age wear. Binding remains functional. Tome II only. Size: 6.75 x 4 x 1.25 inches. All books we sell are original copies, we do not sell reproductions. Free shipping, free no questions asked 30 day returns (within USA), eBay Global Shipping Program to other countries.
