Œuvres de Regnard, Jean-François Regnard

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Œuvres de Regnard, Jean-François Regnard

Name: Œuvres de Regnard, Jean-François Regnard
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Publication: Paris, Chez Raymond et Ménard, 1810.

Formatting: 12mo, 4 vols., pp. xvi, 303; [iv], 335; [iv], 301; [iv], 359.

Condition Report: Fair. The bindings present handsomely with their full calf boards and richly gilt spines, maintaining a firm, tight structure indicative of careful shelving. However, the set’s internal condition drops the grade to Fair due to significant historical damage to the preliminary leaves; specifically, the lower halves of the half-title pages in Volumes II and III have been clipped or torn away. The gilt tooling on the spines, alongside the red and black morocco labels, remains moderately bright and unoxidised, though there is general shelf-wear including light rubbing to the extremities, minor bumping to the corners, and slight chipping to the spine ends. The marbled endpapers and all edges gilt (a.e.g.) retain their decorative appeal. Internally, the text blocks are relatively crisp, with the expected scattered foxing, occasional minor spotting, and toning commensurate with early nineteenth-century paper.

Catalogue Note: This 1810 edition of Jean-François Regnard's collected works (Œuvres) is a charming early nineteenth-century production. The complete four-volume set is attractively bound in period full calf, featuring contrasting red and black morocco spine labels alongside intricate gilt floral tooling. It contains an engraved frontispiece portrait of the author in Volume I, and further engraved plates preceding the plays, such as the illustrated frontispiece for Le Distrait (Act I, Scene I) in Volume II.

While Regnard's works were printed in numerous editions throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, finding complete four-volume sets in their original contemporary bindings is becoming increasingly uncommon. The severe tearing to the half-title pages in two of the volumes suggests the possible aggressive removal of earlier provenance markings or ownership signatures by previous handlers.

Regarded as one of the finest French comic playwrights after Molière, Jean-François Regnard (1655–1709) crafted witty, energetic comedies that captured the exuberance and satirical edge of his era. This handsome four-volume collection gathers his most celebrated theatrical works, including Le Distrait, Le Joueur, and Le Légataire universel, alongside his poetry and travel writings. A beautiful addition to any library of classic French literature, this set offers an authentic nineteenth-century reading experience of a foundational literary figure.

Book Condition: Fair

Book Authors: Jean-François Regnard

Book Publisher: Chez Raymond et Ménard

Book Language: French

Narrative Type: Antiquarian

Genre: Humour

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Signed: No

Book Pages: 1298

Book Publication Year: 1810

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Book Binding: Full Leather

Illustrator: Various (Engravings)

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: Paris, France

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