MOLIÈRE (JEAN-BAPTISTE POQUELIN) — Comedies

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1985. Hardcover. A deluxe reprint edition featuring seven of the author's humorous plays. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622-1673), who wrote under his theatrical name Molière, used these plays to skewer French society of his day. Includes 'The School for Husbands', 'The School for Wives', 'The Misanthrope', 'Tartuffe or, the Impostor', 'The Miser', 'The Would-Be Gentleman' and 'The Imgainary Invalid'. Translated from the French by Donald M. Frame. Wood-engraved illustrations after Tony Johannot. --- In full burgundy leather-look cloth-covered boards with gilt decorations on covers & spine, three raised spine bands and titling gilt-stamped on spine. All edges gilt, and with colorful patterned paper endpapers. Lacks a dust jacket (as issued). --- A bright, tightly-bound, unmarked copy with a couple of small scuffs to gilt textblock fore-edge; otherwise lacking obvious damages.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; (6), 503 pages. Near Fine with no dust jacket .