Racine, Jean. Oeuvres. 2 volumes. 8vo. [8], 372; [12], 434, [3] pp., 2 title frontispieces, 10 plates. Bound in 19th century 3/4 leather over marbled boards, dark green leather spine labels, gilt. Tissue guards to the 10 in-text plates.Second original collective edition and the first containing "Phedre" with continuous pagination, as well as the "Idylle sur la paix" and the "Speech pronounced at the French Academy at the reception of MM. de Corneille and Bergeret, the second of January 1685". It is very important for the variants it offers compared to the first collective edition of 1676. Tchemerzine V, 359; Brunet, IV, 1077.Condition: Minor rubbing. Very occasional spotting.

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