Author: MOLIÈRE (JEAN-BAPTISTE POQUELIN) Title: Eight Plays by Molière: The Precious Damsels; the School for Wives; the Critique of the School for Wives; the Versailles Impromptu; Tartuffe, or the Imposter; the Misanthrope; the Physician in Spite of Himself & the Would-Be Gentleman (in the Morris Bishop Translation, Modern Library #78. 3)
Description: New York: The Modern Library / Random House, [c.1960]. Hardcover. A Modern Library edition featuring eight comedic plays by the noted French playwright Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (c.1622-1673), who used the stage name of Molière. Translated from the French, with an introduction, by Morris Bishop. Volume wrapped in red/black/white/blue/grey variant jacket. --- In Toledano spine 8 / blue cloth / gilt titling on burgundy spine & cover blocks / faded red topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style i, verso advertises 393 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1960 (though 1957 date appears in book). ML #78.3. --- A clean, tightly-bound and unmarked copy, lacking apparent damages. Unclipped jacket ($1.95) with light rubbing to extremities and mild spine sunning, else remaining bright, intact and protected in removable mylar wrapper.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; xv, 399 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .
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Price: US$ 17.00 Seller: Bluebird Books
- Book number: 89069