Bibolet

First collected edition in French translation by Baron Prosper Brugière de Barante. One lithographed portrait as frontispiece. Lengthy biographical notice on the life and writings of the author. This translation enterprise was the first to aim at being exhaustive of Schiller's theatre. It was decisive for knowledge of the writer in France, which did not see a new complete translation of his theatre until 2005.
Contemporary half black glazed calf binding with corners signed Bibolet at the foot of the first volume (famous binder of the Restoration and binder to Talleyrand). Raised spine decorated with compartments, fillets and rolls at head and foot. Traces of rubbing, particularly on boards and corners. Gilding somewhat faded, but handsome copy. Some pale scattered foxing.
Contains: The Robbers, The Conspiracy of Fiesco, Intrigue and Love, The Maid of Orleans, Mary Stuart, Wallenstein's Camp, The Piccolomini, The Death of Wallenstein, The Bride of Messina, William Tell, Homage of the Arts, The Misanthrope, Don Carlos, Demetrius. Notes, fragments, prefaces...

New edition.
Full blonde calf binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt cathedral-style motifs and gilt fleurons, gilt fillets on the raised bands and framing the compartments, gilt roulettes at head and foot, fine gilt hatching on the headcaps, dentelle stamped blind framing the boards, gilt roulette framing the pastedowns, endpapers and pastedowns of marbled paper, gilt fillet on the edges, marbled fore edges. Contemporary binding signed Bibolet.
Work illustrated with an engraved frontispiece, drawn by Desenne and engraved by Roger.
Some foxing, otherwise good copy in signed contemporary binding.

First edition of Charles Nodier's commentary and first printing of the frontispiece and 8 illustrations hors-texte by Eugène Devéria, one of the rare copies printed on vellum.
Half brown morocco bindings with corners, spines slightly lightened with four fine raised bands set with gilt dots decorated with double gilt compartments richly decorated, gilt friezes at head and foot, traces of rubbing on joints, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, corners slightly bumped, contemporary bindings signed by Bibolet.
Some light foxing, library classification labels pasted opposite half-title pages.
Provenance: from the library of Paul Lacombe with his bookplates pasted on pastedowns.

New edition illustrated with a portrait of Saint-Louis as frontispiece and engraved by Boizot.
Half navy blue glazed calf binding, lightened spine with four raised bands set with gilt garlands decorated with gilt fillets and fleurons, slight scratches of no consequence to the joints, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, elegant Romantic binding signed by Bibolet.
Handsome copy.

New edition.
Full green calf binding, faded spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt wavy fillets ornamented with gilt floral friezes, gilt roulettes on headcaps, traces of rubbing on headcaps and joints, frame of gilt floral frieze and another stamped in blind on boards, three small stains on second board, frame of gilt floral dentelle on pastedowns, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, all edges gilt, gilt fillet on leading edges, elegant contemporary Romantic binding signed by Bibolet.
Work illustrated with an engraving as frontispiece.
Scattered foxing.