Lot n° 201
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Theatre, 18th century]. Set of 6 plays, in uniform pastiche - Lot 201
Theatre, 18th century]. Set of 6 plays, in uniform pastiche bindings, marbled basane, signed Lambert (some foxing and soiling).
1. VOLTAIRE's Oedipus. Tragedy. Second edition. In Paris, by P.& J. Ribou. 1719. In-8, [4] f., 133 p., [1] blank f.
Voltaire's first book; second edition published in the same year as the original and augmented by "Letters written by the author containing the criticism of Sophocles' Oedipus, of Corneille's, & of his own.
2. QUINAULT (Philippe). Armide, heroic drama in five acts... presented to the theatre on Tuesday, September 23, 1777. In Paris, at the expense of the Academy, chés P. de Lormel, 1777. In-4, 66 pp.
3. LA FONTAINE (Jean de). The Florentine. Comedy in verse, in two acts. In Paris, by the Company of Booksellers, 1740. In-8, 38 p.
4. RAUCOURT (Mademoiselle). Henriette, drama, in three acts and in prose. A Paris, chez Saugrain, 1782. In-8, 108 pp. (wetness at end of vol. with modern bookplate in margin).
5. [DESRIAUX (Philippe)]. The golden fleece, a tragedy-lyric, in three acts In Paris, from the Impr. of P. de Lormel, 1786. In-4, 45 pp.
6. [BEFFOY DE REIGNY (L.-A.)]. Le club des bonnes gens, ou Le curé français, folie en vers et en deux actes, mêlée de vaudevilles et d'airs nouveaux par le Cousin-Jacques. In Paris, and is in Brussels, at J.L. de Boubers, 1792. In-8, 66 pp. Soiling and spotting on the first few pages, russeting, at all margins.
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