Les oeuvres

First collected edition of Regnard's works. This edition reproduces the text from the original editions but without the title page. The first edition of Le Légataire universel, dated 1708, and La critique du légataire, also from 1708, were added at the end of volume II. The edition contains an engraved half-title, a frontispiece for each play in volume I, a frontispiece for Democrite and one for Les Menechmes. It appears that the one for Les folies amoureuses is missing. Le légataire universel has a frontispiece and a title vignette. According to Brunet, these works appeared in 1714 with a title page dated 1708.
Contemporary full brown sheep binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Red morocco title labels, red morocco volume labels. Head cap of volume II partly torn off. Lacks at tail of volume I. Rubbing. Corners bumped and worn.
Engraved bookplate Hector Debaecker
The first volume contains: La sérénade, Le bal, Le joueur, Le distrait, Le retour imprévu, Attendez-moi sous l'orme. The second volume brings together Democrite, Les folies amoureuses and Les Menechmes.