Jean Racine / Valentin Le Campion [illustrateur] - Théâtre de Jean Racine - 1951

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Jean Racine’s five-volume illustrated Théâtre de Jean Racine, with wood engravings by Valentin Le Campion, was published in 1951 in a numbered edition of 3,500 copies on ivory alfa paper and bound in red full chagrin.

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Jean Racine. The Théâtre of Jean Racine. Paris, Bibliothèque des éditions Richelieu, 1951, 370 pp., 366 pp., 322 pp., 349 pp., 384 pp.

5 octavo volumes (220 × 160 mm), full red shagreen, raised bands, gilt top edges (contemporary bindings). The upper sections of the spines of volumes I and V are slightly rubbed; otherwise, the set is in very fine overall condition. Interior exceptionally fresh. Covers and spines preserved.

Edition illustrated with wood engravings by Valentin Le Campion.

Volume I: Racine by Pierre Mélèse – The Thebaid

Volume II: Andromache – The Litigants – Britannicus

Volume III: Berenice – Bajazet

Volume IV: Iphigenia – Phaedra

Volume V: Athaliah – Notes and variants

One of 3,500 numbered copies printed on ivory alfa paper.

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Delivery in person possible in Paris
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Jean Racine. The Théâtre of Jean Racine. Paris, Bibliothèque des éditions Richelieu, 1951, 370 pp., 366 pp., 322 pp., 349 pp., 384 pp.

5 octavo volumes (220 × 160 mm), full red shagreen, raised bands, gilt top edges (contemporary bindings). The upper sections of the spines of volumes I and V are slightly rubbed; otherwise, the set is in very fine overall condition. Interior exceptionally fresh. Covers and spines preserved.

Edition illustrated with wood engravings by Valentin Le Campion.

Volume I: Racine by Pierre Mélèse – The Thebaid

Volume II: Andromache – The Litigants – Britannicus

Volume III: Berenice – Bajazet

Volume IV: Iphigenia – Phaedra

Volume V: Athaliah – Notes and variants

One of 3,500 numbered copies printed on ivory alfa paper.

Seller's Story

Delivery in person possible in Paris
Translated by Google Translate

Details

Number of books
5
Subject
Theatre
Book title
Théâtre de Jean Racine
Author/ Illustrator
Jean Racine / Valentin Le Campion [illustrateur]
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1951
Height
22 cm
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Width
16 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Binding/ Material
Leather
Number of pages
1800
Sold by
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Objects sold
99.78%
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