Corneille, Molière, Racine, Chateaubriand, Lamartine, La Bruyère, Charles Perrault, Alfred de Vigny, - Lot de 16 Livres Anciens (1925) - Collection Grands Classiques - Reliure Cuir - 1925

Superb set of 16 volumes from the famous Collection of Great French and Foreign Classical Works, printed in the mid-1920s (primarily dated September 1925) by Imprimerie Paul Brodard in Coulommiers. [1]

Each volume is an “Illustrated Work” of great refinement, including a portrait of the author in frontispiece with a serpentine border, as well as drawings, fine engravings outside the text, and decorative banners after renowned artists (Grandville, Drevet, Gravelot...). [1, 2]

Details of the binding:

Elegant period half-leather binding (chagrin) with a back spine showing false ribs.
Titles, volumes and cases ornately decorated with gold fleurons.
Boards and endpapers clad in beautiful speckled/marbled paper. [1, 2]
Exact contents of the lot (16 volumes):

Corneille – Oeuvres (2 volumes)
Molière – Oeuvres (2 volumes)
Racine – Théâtre (Volumes I & II)
Chateaubriand – Oeuvres choisies (Volumes I & II)
Lamartine – Poésies et Prose (2 volumes)
La Bruyère – Les Caractères ou les Mœurs de ce siècle (1 volume)
Charles Perrault – Contes (1 volume)
Alfred de Vigny – Poésies (1 volume)
Fénelon – Les Aventures de Télémaque (1 volume)
Madame de Sévigné – Lettres choisies (1 volume)
Boileau – Oeuvres (1 volume) [1, 2, 3]

Condition:
Century-old volumes in good general condition, interiors very sound. The bindings are entirely original and authentic; they display a beautiful patina of the era with normal signs of use (slight rubbing to headcaps, spine and corners).

Note: the leather spine of Volume II of Molière is missing, leaving the volume on its raw cream-colored cardboard structure (see photos). The set retains a magnificent aesthetic and historical charm, perfect for elegant decorating a library. [1, 2]

Shipping: Fast dispatch and extremely careful packaging (heavy parcel, reinforced corner protection to secure the bindings). Cash on collection possible.