Molière’s Complete Works in 8 Volumes, 1710 Edition

Description

Paris, Chez Bauche, 1710. Large format (94 x 156 cm). Full leather binding with marbled edges, some corners worn, minor losses at head and tail of spines, one split hinge. Interior in good condition. Illustrated with a portrait of Molière by Mignard engraved by Audran and 27 plates, including one after the title page of the first volume. Contains 14 preliminary leaves and 2,318 pages across 8 volumes (volumes I: 353 pp., II: missing, III: 384 pp., IV: 324 pp., V: 330 pp., VI: 286 pp., VII: 340 pp., VIII: 301 pp.). Volume I includes Grimarest’s biography of Molière, a critique of the biography, and Grimarest’s rebuttal. Volume VIII features Brécourt’s play 'L’Ombre de Molière'.