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Théâtre de Racine Tome II (Classiques Plon) – Custom Red Leather French Book
Classiques Plon – Early/Mid 20th Century Leather-Bound Volume
This is a handsome vintage leather-bound edition of Théâtre de Racine – Tome II, published by Classiques Plon (likely 1930s–1950s, based on typography, paper, and rights notice including U.R.S.S.). The volume contains four of Jean Racine’s major classical tragedies: Britannicus, Bérénice, Bajazet, and Mithridate.
Binding & Design
• Half-leather binding with red leather spine and corners
• Cream vellum-style boards with gilt ruling
• Gilt top page edges
• Decorative patterned endpapers
• Gold-stamped spine lettering: Théâtre de Racine II
Condition
• Good for age, structurally sound
• Leather shows scuffs, edge wear, and small losses, especially at spine ends (see photos)
• Boards show light soiling and age toning
• Pages are clean overall with expected light foxing/toning
• No loose pages; binding remains tight
Interior
• Text clean and readable throughout
• French language
• Contains Racine’s major tragedies in full
• Classic Plon scholarly edition
