Horace; Molière; M. Gresset; Anne Radcliffe; Madame Leprince de Beaumont - Bibliothèque littéraire du XVIIIe siècle – 10 volumes – Classiques, poésie, langue française et - 1747-1798

A fine, coherent set of 10 antique 18th-century volumes, published between 1747 and 1798, devoted to classical literature, poetry, theatre, the French language, and education.

This collection reflects the intellectual and cultural richness of the Enlightenment, bringing together several great authors in attractive period leather bindings, richly adorned with gilt decoration.

Books included:

* Horace – Translation of Horace’s works into French verse, Paris, Nyon fils and Guillyn, 1752 – Volumes I and II.
* Gresset – Works, London, Édouard Kelmarneck, 1747 – Volumes I and II.
* Molière – Works, new edition, Paris, Mouchet, 1758 – Volume II.
* Les Ornements de la mémoire, ou les traits brillants des poètes français les plus célèbres – Paris, Savoye, 1789.
* Nouvelle Grammaire françoise, ou Rudiment des enfans de la campagne – Paris, 1783.
* Madame Leprince de Beaumont – Magasin des enfants, Lyon, 1798 – Volume III.
* Anne Radcliffe – La Forêt, ou l’Abbaye de Saint-Clair, illustrated, Paris, Maradan, 1798 – Volume II.

Bindings and condition:

Antique leather bindings, with spines decorated with floral motifs, fillets, and gilt tools, characteristic of the 18th century.

A set with pleasing aesthetic harmony despite some differences in the bindings.

Wear and rubbing to the spines, spine ends, corners, and boards, with some bindings more heavily worn than others. Interiors show some foxing, stains, and signs of use consistent with their age. A few old handwritten inscriptions.