Title: Œuvres de Crébillon; Nouvelle Édition, Corrigée, revue & augmentée de la Vie de l’Auteur
Author: Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon
Volume: Tome Premier (Volume I)
Publication: Paris, Chez les Libraires associés, 1772
Language: French
Binding: Full leather, likely contemporary 18th century with marbled endpapers and red-sprinkled page edges
Condition: Spine cracked and heavily worn; front hinge fragile; scuffing to boards; marbled endpapers intact though with edge wear; text block generally clean and legible
Content
This is part of a multi-volume set of Crébillon’s works. The 1772 edition is important because it was published posthumously, augmented with a biography of the author. It includes tragedies such as Idoménée, Catilina, Le Triumvirat, and critical commentary on Crébillon’s dramatic style.
