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Theatre Complet de J. Racine
by J. Racine; M. Auger
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris : Librairie de Firmin Didot Freres , 1867. Leather. Very Good. 7" by 4.5" . None . J. Racine's complete theatrical plays in one volume, in a smart full calf Norther Chrurch of England School binding. A smart copy of the complete plays of J. Racine, in the original French. With a foreword by M. Auger. Jean Racine was a French dramatist, considered one of the three greatest playwrights on the seventeenth century, along with Moliére and Corneille. His works are notable for his use of the French alexandrine (dodecasyllabic), and the elegance and purity of his writing. In a smart full calf binding from the Northern Church of England School. Illustrated with a frontispiece. In a full calf school prize binding, with five raised bands and gilt tooling to the spine, gilt to the edges, Northern Church of England School emblem embossed in gilt to the front board. Externally generally smart with minor shelf wear, a touch of rubbing to the spine and extremities, minor rubbing to the joints, fading to the spine. Previous ownership inscription to the verso front free endpaper and recto blank page, dated 1940. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting scattered to the occasional leaf, particularly to the first and last few. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 806A11
- Title
- Theatre Complet de J. Racine
- Author
- J. Racine; M. Auger
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Librairie de Firmin Didot Freres
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1867
- Size
- 7" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- j racine plays church of england plays
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Edges
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- Verso
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
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