Complete Works with Historical Commentary

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BOILEAU-DESPREAUX (Nicolas). Oeuvres complètes. With historical commentary by Brossette. Paris, Bureau de la Bibliothèque Choisie, 1829; 3 volumes in-8°, fine half-leather binding, gilt edges, (wear to corners and spine heads), fresh interior. VIII, 400, 452, 412 pages. Collection preceded by an 'Éloge de Despréaux' by d'Alembert, original prefaces and a catalogue of works. Contents: Discourse to the King, Satires, Epistles, The Art of Poetry, Miscellaneous Poetry, Miscellaneous Prose Pieces, Critical Reflections on passages from the rhetorician Longinus.