Racine, Jean — Œuvres [ Oeuvres ] Complètes [ 3 volumes complete ]

Librairie Hachette, Paris 1873 - 1875 reprint. Quarter red morocco gilt, VG. 3 volumes, [iv]+xvi+459pp, [iv]+430pp, [iv]+432pp, all edges gilt, leather a little rubbed at the head & tail of the spines, occasional foxing which is heavy in places, bookplate to each volume, an attractive looking set on the shelf. A complete edition of the works of Racine, French playwright (1639-99) who is chielfy remembered for his great tragedies, filled with mythological characters who come across as ordinary mortal beings. His plays described as examples of neoclassical perfection.