Complete works of Racine with commentary

Description

Jean Racine's works, with commentary by Julien Louis Geoffroy - Le Normant, Paris 1808, 13x21cm, 7 volumes, uncut, waiting covers (deserves a fine binding) - A sought-after and complete collective edition, accompanied by extensive commentary and a Life of Jean Racine by J.L. Geoffroy. The collection is illustrated with a portrait of Jean Racine as a frontispiece, a portrait of Louis Racine by Aved, engraved by Auguste de Saint-Aubin, a portrait of Arnaud after Philippe de Champagne engraved by Saint-Aubin, 7 engraved title pages with 7 different vignettes & plates after Garnier or Choquet and engraved by Choffard and Masquelier. Complete with a fold-out facsimile of an unpublished letter from Jean Racine to Monseigneur the Marshal Duke of Luxembourg. A well-preserved, fresh example. SHIPPING OUTSIDE THE EUROPEAN UNION IS CHARGEABLE.