{"product_id":"18th-century-french-leather-book-set-37878","title":"18th Century French Leather Book Set, 1750 - Œuvres de Regnard, Volumes I-IV, Gilt Calf, 4 Volumes","description":"\u003cp\u003eA truly special run of four 18th-century French books in warm, time-worn mottled calf leather, with richly gilt-tooled spines covered in flowers, sprigs, and dots, and deep red leather title labels. The covers are finished in a beautiful speckled tortoiseshell pattern in caramel and chocolate brown. Small, chunky, and full of character, they bring genuine 1700s history to a curio cabinet, library shelf, or desk, or any French antique or Old World interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is Volumes I through IV of the collected works of Jean-François Regnard, the most celebrated French comic playwright after Molière, printed in Paris in 1750 \"avec Approbation \u0026amp; Privilège du Roy\" (with the King's approval and privilege). Each volume opens to a striking red-and-black title page with a charming engraved vignette of cherubs or allegorical figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTogether they measure approximately 5.75 x 4 inches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis set includes:\u003cbr\u003e\n🕰️ Œuvres de M. Regnard, Tome Premier (Paris, Bordelet, 1750)\u003cbr\u003e\n🕰️ Œuvres de M. Regnard, Tome Second (Paris, Bordelet, 1750)\u003cbr\u003e\n🕰️ Œuvres de M. Regnard, Tome Troisième (Paris, Ganeau, 1750)\u003cbr\u003e\n🕰️ Œuvres de M. Regnard, Tome Quatrième (Paris, Bordelet, 1750)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**Condition**\u003cbr\u003e\nAt more than 270 years old, these books show heavier wear, including crazed and cracked leather, chipped spine ends, rubbed corners, exposed binding at the foot of one spine, a partially missing volume label on Tome III, and a missing title label on Tome I.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pretty Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67475195855138,"sku":"4590637878","price":179.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/0709\/9951\/files\/il_fullxfull.8687775319_frw0.jpg?v=1791401927","url":"https:\/\/prettyoldbooks.com\/products\/18th-century-french-leather-book-set-37878","provider":"Pretty Old Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}