MOLIÈRE. OEuvres..., avec des remarques grammaticales ; des - Lot 37

MOLIÈRE. OEuvres..., avec des remarques grammaticales ; des avertissements et des observations sur chaque pièce, par M. Bret. Paris, Compagnie des libraires associés, 1773. 6 volumes in-8, blond calf, spines with 5 ornate nerves (period binding), modern slipcases. Cohen, 716 /// I. (2f.)-VIII-520 / II. (2f.)-576 / III. (2f.)-551 / IV. (2f.)-560 / V. (2f.)-774-(1f.) / VI. (2f.)-704. Edition decorated with a portrait of Molière engraved by Cathelin after Mignard, 6 title finials and 33 figures by Moreau le jeune, engraved by Baquoy, de Launay, Duclos, De Ghendt, etc. Copy of the first printing with pages 66/67 and 80/81 in duplicate in Volume I, fine proofs of L'Avare and Le Misanthrope and the unsigned plate of Le Sicilien, in fourth state. Rubbing to spines and headpieces, and a few stains to bindings.