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RACINE, Jean Baptiste (1639-1699). Oeuvres. Paris: Le Breton, 1760.
3 volumes, 4 (288 x 213 mm). Half-titles, titles with engraved vignettes by Chevillet after de Sve. Engraved portrait of the author by J. Daull, 12 plates, engraved head- and tail-pieces after de Sve by Flipart, Alimaet, Baquoy and others. Contemporary French green morocco, gilt spines with raised bands elaborately gilt, inner gilt dentelles, g.e. Provenance: Raye de Breukeler (armorial bookplate).
THE ONLY EDITION WITH THE PLATES BY DE SVE. 'In these stately volumes Jacques de Sve did for Racine what Boucher had done for Molire. Indeed, the fact that he alone was responsible for designing the twelve plates, thirteen headpieces and sixty tailpieces gives them a decorative unity quite unmatched in the earlier work... De Sve's illustrations combine with the book's imposing size and typography to make it a work of some magnificence... In any event, it is an almost faultless achievement' (Ray). Cohen-de Ricci 846-7, giving two differing plate counts; Ray, French, 60. (3)
3 volumes, 4 (288 x 213 mm). Half-titles, titles with engraved vignettes by Chevillet after de Sve. Engraved portrait of the author by J. Daull, 12 plates, engraved head- and tail-pieces after de Sve by Flipart, Alimaet, Baquoy and others. Contemporary French green morocco, gilt spines with raised bands elaborately gilt, inner gilt dentelles, g.e. Provenance: Raye de Breukeler (armorial bookplate).
THE ONLY EDITION WITH THE PLATES BY DE SVE. 'In these stately volumes Jacques de Sve did for Racine what Boucher had done for Molire. Indeed, the fact that he alone was responsible for designing the twelve plates, thirteen headpieces and sixty tailpieces gives them a decorative unity quite unmatched in the earlier work... De Sve's illustrations combine with the book's imposing size and typography to make it a work of some magnificence... In any event, it is an almost faultless achievement' (Ray). Cohen-de Ricci 846-7, giving two differing plate counts; Ray, French, 60. (3)