Pierre Corneille & Voltaire - Théâtre de Pierre Corneille, avec des commentaires &c. &c. &c. ornée de gravures hors textes - 1764

Complete 12/12 collection in a richly illustrated volume with superb engravings (see attached photos).
Dedication epistle by Corneille to Mr. P.T.N.G (a ).
Supplements: volume II: response to a detractor of Corneille, Author’s reply to a Academician’s comments.
Very beautiful edition of Corneille’s theatre by Voltaire, illustrated with 38 engravings by Gravelot and engraved by Baquoy, Lemire, Lempereur, J.J Flipart, and a frontispiece by Pierre, engraved by Watelet. It is highly sought after for Voltaire’s comments as well as for its pretty engravings out of text.

It is highly sought after for Voltaire’s comments as well as for its pretty engravings out of text.

List of plays: Médée, Le Cid, Horace, Cinna, Julius Caesar (by Shakespeare), Polyeucte, Pompey, The Menteur (The Liar), The Menteur’s Sequel, Théodore, Rodogune, The Spanish Heraclius, Héraclius, Don Sanche d’Aragon, Andromède, Nicomède, Pertharite, Sophonisbe, Othon, The Golden Fleece, Sertorius, Attila, Bérénice, Tite et Bérénice (Racine), Suréna, Pulchérie, Ariane (Thomas Corneille), Le Comte d’Essex (Thomas Corneille), Mélite, Clitandre, La Veuve, La Suivante, La Place Royale, L’Illusion Comique.

Supplements: volume II “Response of the author of the comments to an Academician” 9 pages + “binding notice”, volume XII pages 216 to 326 “Three Discourses by Pierre Corneille on the dramatic poem, tragedy and the three units”, then pages 327 to 348 “Life of Pierre Corneille” by Bernard de Fontenelle, his nephew, then pages 349 and 350 “Response to a detractor”, then 351 to 355 “Discourse spoken by Pierre Corneille, January 22, 1647, when he was received into the French Academy.”

Bindings half-leather of the period, format 20 x 13 cm, smooth backs, red edges, spine labels restored, 1 frontispiece in volume 1, several pretty full-page engravings out of text, very beautiful collection highly sought after & complete with all the engravings (see attached photos).

Pagination and list of plays:
Volume 1: tables + 454 pages. Médée, Le Cid. 2 engravings out of text & 1 frontispiece.
Volume 2: tables + 413 pages. Horace, Cinna, Julius Caesar. 3 engravings out of text.
Volume 3: tables + 508 pages. Polyeucte, Le Menteur, Pompée. 3 engravings out of text.
Volume 4: tables + 482 pages. The Menteur’s Sequel, Théodore (virgin and martyr), Rodogune, 3 engravings.
Volume 5: tables + 429 pages. Héraclius espagnol or the famous comedy, Héraclius Emperor of the East, Don Sanche d’Aragon. 3 engravings.
Volume 6: tables + 440 pages. Andromède, Nicomède, Pertharite, 3 engravings.
Volume 7: tables + 467 pages. Œdipe, La Toison d’Or, Sertorius. 3 engravings.
Volume 8: tables + 388 pages. Sophonisbe, Othon, Agésilas. 3 engravings.
Volume 9: tables + 443 pages. Attila, Bérénice, Tite et Bérénice (Racine), Suréna. 4 engravings.
Volume 10: tables + 495 pages. Pulchérie, Ariane, Le Comte d’Essex, Mélite. 4 engravings.
Volume 11: tables + 498 pages. Clitandre, La Veuve ou Le Traître Trahi, La Galerie du Palais, La Suivante. 4 engravings out of text.
Volume 12: tables + 47 pages + 355 pages. La Place Royale, L’Illusion. 2 engravings out of text.

Photos accompany the description.

Very important complete works in 12 volumes.
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