1788 Antique Bookst-Oeuvres De Moliere-6 volumes complete. The title page of the first volume reads in part : "Oeuvres De Moliere, Avec Des Remarques Gramaticales Des Avertissements Et Des Observations sur Chaque Piece Par M. Bret. Tome Premier. A Paris, Par La Compagnie Des Libraires Associes. M. DCC. LXXXVIII." [1788]Six of six volumes complete.(Colophon at bottom of 2 volumes’ last page: De l’Imprimerie de Badouin, rue de Foint-Saint-Jacques, No. 31. 1 vol's colophon adds the phrase “Imprimeur de l’Assemblie Nationale†after “Badouin.†Vol V’s last page adds a “1789†publication date.) The volumes measure 8 X 5 inches each; (8vo); full leather; gilt stamped lettering on red & black leather spine labels; gilt stamped bands & gilt stamped decorations in compartments on spines; gilt-stamped borders on boards; **All Boards Detached / Loose!!**; leather dry & flaking; edges & corners well worn; boards rubbed & scratched; spine ends & edges chipped; vertical cracks on spines; Volume V's spine is cracked vertically & cracked through text block splitting volume into two parts; marble end-papers; end-papers loose / detached in most volumes; edges of end-papers chipped; previous owner's names in ink on front end-papers dated 1853 & 1878; foxing spots & age toning throughout all volumes; stains in lower corners of some text blocks; 520 + 576 + 558 + 560 + 776 + 704 pages + plates. Illustrated with 32 copperplate engravings.Please see all of the photos included with description for condition and feel free to ask any questions. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière (15 January 1622 – 17 February 1673), was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature. Among Molière's best known works are The Misanthrope, The School for Wives, Tartuffe, The Miser, The Imaginary Invalid, and The Bourgeois Gentleman.“The volumes measure 8 X 5 inches each; (8vo); full leather; gilt stamped lettering on red & black leather spine labels; gilt stamped bands & gilt stamped decorations in compartments on spines; gilt-stamped borders on boards; **All Boards Detached / Loose!!**; leather dry & flaking; edges & corners well worn; boards rubbed & scratched; spine ends & edges chipped; vertical cracks on spines; Volume V's spine is cracked vertically & cracked through text block splitting volume into two parts; marble end-papers; end-papers loose / detached in most volumes; edges of end-papers chipped; previous owner's names in ink on front end-papers dated 1853 & 1878; foxing spots & age toning throughout all volumes; stains in lower corners of some text blocks; 520 + 576 + 558 + 560 + 776 + 704 pages + plates. Illustrated with 32 copperplate engravings. Please see all of the photos included with description for condition and feel free to ask any questions.â€

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