Oeuvres de Beaumarchais.
by BEAUMARCHAIS, Pierre
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Paris: Au Bureau des Éditeurs, 1829. Hardcover. See Description. Small 12mo. (14 cm). 3 volumes. Volume I, pp. 294, [2]. Volume II, pp. 242, [2]. Volume III, pp. 251, [1]. Bound in later quarter dark blue morocco with gilt stamped spines, sewn-in green ribbon bookmarks, marbled boards and end papers. The binding is generally fresh with only minor rubbing to the extremities. A bookplate is located on the inside front cover of each volume "ex libris J.A. Steiner". Interior pages contain some scattered foxing and spotting generally light. The bottom corner of p. 173 (vol. II) is chipped; a 5 cm tear part way across the lower portion of p. 215 (vol. I) is very neatly sealed. Pierre Beaumarchais (1732-1799) was a French playwright and revolutionary
. Contents: Vol. I: Notice historique sur Beaumarchais; Eugénie, drame en cinq actes et en prose; Essai sur le genre dramatique sérieux; Le Barbier de Séville, comédie en quarter actes et en prose; Lettre sur la chute et la critique du Barbier de Séville. Vol. II: La Folle journée ou le Mariage de Figaro. Vol. III: La Mère coupable, ou lautre Tartufe; Un mot sur la Mère coupable; Lettres; Poésies diverses.
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- Bookseller
- Robert McDowell Antiquarian Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001062
- Title
- Oeuvres de Beaumarchais.
- Author
- BEAUMARCHAIS, Pierre
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - See Description
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Au Bureau des Éditeurs
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1829
- Keywords
- FRENCH LITERATURE FRANCAISE PIERRE BEAUMARCHAIS DRAMA
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Marbled boards
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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