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ARTCURIAL - Toulouse Jean Louis Vedovato - Me Jean-Louis Vedovato
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RACINE. WORKS, with commentary by J.
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72
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RACINE. WORKS, with commentary by J.
See original version (French)
Estimate €200 - €300
Voluntary lot
Description
RACINE. WORKS, with commentary by J. L. Geoffroy. P., Le Normant, 1808. Seven volumes in 8vo, in marbled fawn calf, smooth, compartmentalised spine fully decorated, title and volume number labels in red morocco, edges yellow-stained and speckled (contemporary binding). EXCELLENT ILLUSTRATED EDITION featuring 7 different title vignettes engraved by Choffard after Garnier, 3 PORTRAITS after Santerre, Aved and Ph. De Champagne, 12 fine ILLUSTRATIONS after Garnier and 1 fold-out facsimile of an autograph letter by Racine. A BEAUTIFUL COPY. ¶ Cohen, 850 – RACINE. LA RELIGION, a poem. P., Desaint & Saillant, Durand, Le Prieur, 1756. Small 12mo in marbled fawn calf, smooth, compartmentalised and decorated spine, title label, red edges (contemporary binding). Binding restored, foxing. SEVENTH EDITION, revised, corrected and expanded by the author. Copy bearing the COAT OF ARMS of CARDINAL MAZARIN (1602–1661). This stamp appears on works printed after the cardinal’s death, as they were awarded as prizes at the Collège des Quatre-Nations or Collège Mazarin. ¶ OHR, 1529, stamp no. 4. SET OF 2 VOLUMES.
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