Claude-Henri de Fusée de Voisenon - Oeuvres complettes de M. l'abbé de Voisenon, de l'Académie françoise - 1781
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Five-volume in-8 set bound in full marbled calf with gilt triple filet on the covers, spines with raised bands and title and tome labels in havane morocco, marbled edges, contemporary bindings, first edition published in 1781, by Claude-Henri de Fusée de Voisenon, Oeuvres complètes de M. l'abbé de Voisenon, de l'Académie françoise.
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Claude-Henri de Fusée de Voisenon. Complete Works of M. the Abbé de Voisenon, of the Académie française. Paris, Moutard, 1781, xxxii-552 pp., 644 pp., 520 pp., 454 pp., x-423 pp.
5 volumes in-8 (200x130 mm), full marble brown morocco, triple gold fillet framing the covers, spine with raised bands ornamented, title and volume-label pieces in Havana morocco, marbled edges (bindings of the period). Wear and rubbing on the covers and spine, tail cap of volume III shaved. Rare foxing.
First collective edition; this posthumous edition is issued by the Countess of Turpin de Crissé. Well complete with the author’s portrait in the frontispiece of volume I.
The first two volumes are devoted to the theatre and bring together his comedies and detached scenes. Volume III gathers the lyric theatre, oratorios or lyric dramas, as well as the Oeuvres mêlées and academic discourses. Volume IV reunites, among other things, various literary criticisms and the Historical Fragments. Finally, Volume V collects the novels and tales attributed to Voisenon.
Complete in 5 volumes
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Translated by Google TranslateClaude-Henri de Fusée de Voisenon. Complete Works of M. the Abbé de Voisenon, of the Académie française. Paris, Moutard, 1781, xxxii-552 pp., 644 pp., 520 pp., 454 pp., x-423 pp.
5 volumes in-8 (200x130 mm), full marble brown morocco, triple gold fillet framing the covers, spine with raised bands ornamented, title and volume-label pieces in Havana morocco, marbled edges (bindings of the period). Wear and rubbing on the covers and spine, tail cap of volume III shaved. Rare foxing.
First collective edition; this posthumous edition is issued by the Countess of Turpin de Crissé. Well complete with the author’s portrait in the frontispiece of volume I.
The first two volumes are devoted to the theatre and bring together his comedies and detached scenes. Volume III gathers the lyric theatre, oratorios or lyric dramas, as well as the Oeuvres mêlées and academic discourses. Volume IV reunites, among other things, various literary criticisms and the Historical Fragments. Finally, Volume V collects the novels and tales attributed to Voisenon.
Complete in 5 volumes
Seller's Story
Delivery in person possible in Paris
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Number of books
5
Subject
Literature, Theatre
Book title
Oeuvres complettes de M. l'abbé de Voisenon, de l'Académie françoise
Author/ Illustrator
Claude-Henri de Fusée de Voisenon
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1781
Height
20 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
13 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Binding/ Material
Leather
Number of pages
2500
