j. B. Poquelin de Moliere — Oeuvres de J.B. Poquelin de Moliere

Paris , De L'Imprimerie de P. Didot L'Aine, 1789. Leather. Five volumes of plays by the wonderful French writer Moliere. Stereotype edition. Five volumes of eight, missing volumes two, four and six. Moliere was a French playwright, actor, poet and is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language. Volume one, contains a biography of Moliere and L'Etourdi. Volume three contains La Critique de L'Ecole de Femmes and other plays. Volume five contains Le Tartuffe and other plays. Volume seven contains Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme and other plays. Volume eight contains Les Femmes Savantes and other plays. Dated from Jisc. In full calf. Externally, a little worn with rubbing to the spines and boards and joints. Some splitting to the joints of vol 1 and viii. With a sticker to the front board of vol. i. Previous owner inscription to the half title page of vol. i, v vii and viii. Internally, firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages. Good . Ill.: None. Good .