Author: Pierre Corneille
Title: Theatre de P. Corneille, Avec Des Commentaires, Et Autres Morceaux Interessans
Description: Not Stated, Not Stated, 1776. Leather. A complete French set of the works of Pierre Corneille, illustrated throughout, and in a mottled calf binding. Complete in ten volumes. Collated, complete. Collated from Jisc from a copy held at the University of Cambridge Libraries. In the original French. With a half-title to each volume. A new edition of this work. A pirated edition of that published in Geneva, 1764, with the plates reversed. As stated on Jisc by the British Library. A collection of the plays of Pierre Corneille. Volume I contains 'Medee', 'Le Cid', 'Cinna', and 'Jules Cesar&apos. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and three plates. Volume II contains 'Horace', 'Polyeucte', and 'Le Menteur&apos. Illustrated with three plates. Volume III contains 'La Suite de Menteur', 'Pompee', and 'Theodore&apos. Illustrated with three plates. Volume IV contains 'Rodogune', 'Andromede', 'La Comedie Fameuse', and 'Hercalius&apos. Illustrated with three plates. Volume V contains 'Dom Sanche d'Aragon', 'Nicomede', 'Pertharte', and 'Oedipe&apos. Illustrated with four plates. Volume VI contains 'La Toison d'Or', 'Sertorius', 'Sophonisbe', and 'Othon&apos. Illustrated with four plates. Volume VII contains 'Agesilas', 'Attila', and 'Berenice&apos. Illustrated with three plates. Volume VIII contains 'Pulcherie', 'Surena', 'Ariane', and 'Le Comte d'Essex&apos. Illustrated with four plates. Volume IX contains 'Melite', 'Clitandre', 'La Veuve', and 'La Galerie du Palais&apos. Illustrated with four plates. Volume X contains 'La Suivante', 'La Place Royale', and 'l'Illusion&apos. Illustrated with three plates. Corneille is considered to be one of the three greatest seventeenth century French dramatists alongside Moliere and Racine. He was primarily a tragedian, and earned the patronage of Cardinal Richelieu when he was young. He is best known for his play 'Le Cid&apos. Prior owner's ink inscription to the half-titles, 'David Aitken 1823&apos. In a full mottled calf binding. Externally, generally smart. Light rubbing to the boards and spines. Minor bumping to the extremities. Lacking spine labels of Volumes I and V. Spine label to Volume X is lifting. Small amount of loss to the head of the spines. Small cracks to the head and tail of the joints. Surface cracks to the spines. Small amount of loss to the rear board of Volume II. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean. Prior owner's ink inscription to the half-titles, 'David Aitken 1823&apos. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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