Moliere; George Graveley — The Miser and Coxcombs in Petticoats

St. Albans, W. Cartmel & Sons, 1953. Cloth. Two short plays by French playwright Moliere, translated by George Graveley. A signed presentation copy from the translator to British stage actress Edith Evans. Two comedies by seventeenth-century French playwright Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Moliere: 'The Miser' and 'Coxcombs in Petticoats&apos.Moliere is often regarded as the second best dramatists in history, only after Shakespeare. He is also considered to be the creator of modern French comedy, and many of his coined phrases are still in use in the French language today. For example, the word 'harpagon', introduced in 'The Miser' refers to a greedy or obsessively frugal man. The first edition thus of this work, published in 1953 by W. Cartmel & Sons in St. Albans. Translated by George Graveley.A presentation copy from the translator to British stage actress Edith Evans. Containing an ink inscription and ink signature by George Graveley to the front free-endpaper: 'To Dame Edith Evans, in memory of the 'old vie' days of long ago, from George Graveley. July 1956&apos. Including Edith Evans bookplate to the front pastedown. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely, with just some light shelf wear and a small bump to the spine label. Some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Containing an ink inscription to the front free-endpaper, and the bookplate of Edith Evans to the front free-endpaper. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart, with just some light shelf wear, and a small closed tear to the crease of the front flyleaf. A few light spots to the interior of the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.