I have here for sale 2 VOLUMES ( 3 & 4 only) of OEUVRES DE MOLIERE , with an essay on the life of Moliere by VOLTAIRE. These new editions were published in 1765 by ARKSTEE & MERKUS, Amsterdam and Leipzig. A scarce edition. With 11 engraved plates across the two volumes. French text with 11 plays and include comedie ballets

Jean-Baptiste Poquelin; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière , was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world literature. His extant works include comedies, farces, tragicomedies, comédie-ballets, and more. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed at the Comédie-Française more often than those of any other playwright today.[4] His influence is such that the French language is often referred to as the "language of Molière".

In 1661, Molière introduced the comédies-ballets in conjunction with Les Fâcheux. These ballets were a transitional form of dance performance between the court ballets of Louis XIV and the art of professional theatre which was developing in the advent of the use of the proscenium stage.[20] The comédies-ballets developed accidentally when Molière was enlisted to mount both a play and a ballet in the honor of Louis XIV and found that he did not have a big enough cast to meet these demands. Molière therefore decided to combine the ballet and the play so that his goal could be met while the performers catch their breath and change costume

Bound in half leather over marbled boards. Unfortunately front board of volume III is detached, the others are pulling, and lacking spine covering. 1 plate with tear and ink stains on a couple of pages. Generally the pages are clean and bright. The text block remains tightly bound with no loose or missing pages. Price reflective of condition. 392 356pp 15cm x 9cm.

Postage and packing : I know that you will be looking forward to receiving your order, each book is carefully wrapped in packing paper ( I have changed from bubble wrap to try and reduce my use of plastic) and posted in a Jiffy bag if size permitting, if not it is double wrapped in corrugated cardboard, brown paper and then securely taped. 

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