Lot no. 82
RACINE (Jean). La Thébayde or the Enemy Brothers. Tragédie. Paris, Claude Barbin, 1664. In-12, lemon morocco, triple gilt fillet, ornate spine, interior lace, gilt edges (Rivière & Son). Rare first edition of Racine's first play. It was first performed on 20 June 1664 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal by Molière's actors. Racine modified more than a hundred lines in subsequent editions. A fine copy, washed and glued, in a fine English binding by Rivière & Son. Tchemerzine, V, 336.
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