MOLIÈRE, Jean Baptiste Poquelin de (1622-1673). Oeuvres . Paris: [s.n.], 1734.
MOLIÈRE, Jean Baptiste Poquelin de (1622-1673). Oeuvres . Paris: [s.n.], 1734. 6 volumes, 4° (291 x 220mm). Half-titles, engraved portrait by Lépicié after Coypel, titles with large vignette, 33 engraved plates by L. Cars after F. Boucher, 198 vignettes and culs-de-lampe including repeats, historiated initials. (Light waterstain in outer margin of gathering 2E and leaf 2H4 in vol. 1, some leaves lightly spotted, some light browning.) Contemporary marbled calf gilt, triple fillet border on sides, spines lavishly decorated with floral and foliate motifs, contrasting morocco lettering-pieces, red edges (extremities lightly rubbed, chip to front cover of vol. 1). Provenance : Jasper More (bookplate). FIRST EDITION WITH FRANÇOIS BOUCHER'S ILLUSTRATIONS, later state with ‘Comtesse’ on p. 360. Highly esteemed by Ray who writes: 'The book's format is noble, Molière's text is presented with more care than ever before, and Laurent Cars' engravings catch the spontaneity and elegance of Boucher's sketches with easy precision.' While admitting that the accompanying ornamentation is 'both conventional and repetitive,' Ray still finds that Boucher's own contributions of this kind, 'happy fantasies of impudent cupids at play, are of a higher order.' Brunet III, 1798; Cohen-de Ricci 712-14; Ray, French 6.
MOLIÈRE, Jean Baptiste Poquelin de (1622-1673). Oeuvres . Paris: [s.n.], 1734.
MOLIÈRE, Jean Baptiste Poquelin de (1622-1673). Oeuvres . Paris: [s.n.], 1734. 6 volumes, 4° (291 x 220mm). Half-titles, engraved portrait by Lépicié after Coypel, titles with large vignette, 33 engraved plates by L. Cars after F. Boucher, 198 vignettes and culs-de-lampe including repeats, historiated initials. (Light waterstain in outer margin of gathering 2E and leaf 2H4 in vol. 1, some leaves lightly spotted, some light browning.) Contemporary marbled calf gilt, triple fillet border on sides, spines lavishly decorated with floral and foliate motifs, contrasting morocco lettering-pieces, red edges (extremities lightly rubbed, chip to front cover of vol. 1). Provenance : Jasper More (bookplate). FIRST EDITION WITH FRANÇOIS BOUCHER'S ILLUSTRATIONS, later state with ‘Comtesse’ on p. 360. Highly esteemed by Ray who writes: 'The book's format is noble, Molière's text is presented with more care than ever before, and Laurent Cars' engravings catch the spontaneity and elegance of Boucher's sketches with easy precision.' While admitting that the accompanying ornamentation is 'both conventional and repetitive,' Ray still finds that Boucher's own contributions of this kind, 'happy fantasies of impudent cupids at play, are of a higher order.' Brunet III, 1798; Cohen-de Ricci 712-14; Ray, French 6.
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