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MOLIÈRE, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit (1622-1673)

Lot 57
19.11.2025 00:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 57 | MOLIÈRE, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit (1622-1673)
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MOLIÈRE, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit (1622-1673)
Les Oeuvres de Monsieur de Molière. Amsterdam : Wetstein & Smith, 1741.

Charmant exemplaire, en maroquin de l'époque, de cette "très jolie édition" (Cohen-de Ricci), provenant des bibliothèques du baron Double, du comte Octave de Béhague, et du comte de Mosbourg. Le catalogue Béhague, et, à sa suite, le catalogue Mosbourg, attribuaient la reliure à un membre de la famille de relieurs Anguerrand.
Bibliophile Jacob, Bibliographie moliéresque, 1875, n°321 ; Brunet, III, col. 1798 ; Cohen-de Ricci, col. 714-715 (exemplaire cité).

4 vol. in-12 (136 x 75 mm). Titres imprimés en rouge et noir. 1 portrait de Molière d'après Coypel en frontispice et 33 gravures d'après les compositions de François Boucher, le tout par Joannes Punt.
Reliure de l'époque: maroquin rouge, triple filet doré en encadrement sur les plats, dos à nerfs, caissons ornés, pièces de titre et tomaison de maroquin fauve, filet doré sur les coupes, gardes de papier marbré, tranches dorées sur marbrure. (quelques rousseurs et piqûres, légers frottements aux coiffes et coins).
Provenance : baron Double (1812-1881 ; sa vente, Paris, 1863, lot n°175) -- comte Octave de Béhague (1826-1879 ; sa vente, Paris, mars 1880, lot n°843) -- comte de Mosbourg (1771-1844 ; sa vente, Paris, 6-9 février 1893, lot n°164).

An attractive copy, in contemporary red morocco, of this illustrated edition of Molière's works - from the famed libraries of the Baron Double, Count Octave de Béhague and Count de Mosbourg.
Place of origin:Western Europe, Europe, The Netherlands
Auction house category:Books, Books and manuscripts
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