Pierre Corneille; Fontenelle — Oeuvres de Pierre Corneille

Paris, Furne, Jouvet et Cie. 1877. Leather. A scarce collection of the works of Pierre Corneille, in the original French language. French language. Scarce collection. Illustrated with frontispiece and eleven plates. Collated complete. The works of Pierre Corneille, a French tragedian considered one of the three great seventeenth-century dramatists of France. This collection includes: Le Cid, Horace, Cinna, Pompee, Heraclius, and many others. With an introduction by Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, a French author and influencial member of the Institut de France during the Age of Enlightenment. In the original full calf binding. Externally, sound with light rubbing to the extremities. The odd mark to the board and minor loss to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .