De l'imprimerie de Grangé

First edition, admirably and finely illustrated with 3 figures, 15 headpieces, and 10 tailpieces, all by Eisen and engraved by de Launay the younger, Helman, Masquelier, Née and Ponce. Printed on deluxe paper.
Contemporary full mottled calf binding. Decorated spine with raised bands, gilt rolls at head and foot. Red morocco title label. Triple gilt fillet frame on covers. All edges gilt. Fragile headcap with lacks, same at foot. Very beautiful mottling on covers (green, red, beige). Despite small defects, handsome copy, in a luxury binding, and of great freshness.
The volume, besides the preliminary pieces, with essays on the dramatic genre by Marmontel, brings together three tragedies from 17th-century French theatre: Sophonisbe by Du Ryer, Scevole by Mairet and Venceslas by Rotrou. This first volume was to be followed by several others, but the project did not come to fruition. Very fine publication.
18th-century engraved bookplate, Laus de Boissy library. A second 19th-century bookplate: library of Count Alexis de Priest.