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M. de Stendhal [Marie-Henri Beyle]. Racine et Shakspeare. Paris: Chez Bossange, Delaunay, Mongie [and:] Chez les Mar...
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The Extremely Scarce Complete First Edition of Stendhal's Racine et Shakspeare
M. de Stendhal [Marie-Henri Beyle]. Racine et
Shakspeare. Paris: Chez Bossange, Delaunay, Mongie [and:]
Chez les Marchands des Nouveautes, 1823, 1825. First editions of
parts I and II of this scarce early work by Stendhal. Two octavo
volumes bound in one. 55, [1, blank]; vii, [1, blank], 103, [1,
Errata] pages. Complete with both half-titles. Both volumes finely
bound in twentieth-century half brown levant morocco over marbled
boards, covers ruled in gilt, spine tooled and lettered in gilt,
marbled endleaves. Some foxing in text, a few pages neatly trimmed
at fore-edge (without loss of text). A fine copy. Stendhal's rare
defense of the Romantic aesthetic, rejecting Racine's rigid,
classically-based rules for writing and specifically supports
Shakespeare's far less rigid style and the writing of plays in
prose. No copy of this book, complete or otherwise, has been at
auction in over forty-five years. Carteret II, 357.Auction Info
2013 April 10 Rare Books Signature Auction - New York #6094 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
April, 2013
10th
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