Seven Plays. By Moliere. Translated by Donald Frame. Limited Edition. Franklin Library. Franklin Center, 1980.

Moliere was a preeminent French playwright in the seventeenth century. In his lifetime, he became a darling of the French court, performing as an actor himself and drafting some of the best plays of the century. His most lasting achievements are comedies, including The Misanthrope, The School for Wives, and The Miser. In this volume, these works and several more are compiled in translation by Donald Frame. It is a spectacular volume for collectors of French literature, theater, and world literature.

This limited edition is in fine condition. In the original leather, finely gilt stamped. Raised bands. Gilt spine labels. Text block fine. Gilt edges. Silk moire endpapers and bookmark sewn in. With the publisher’s original pamphlet laid in.

A fine collector’s copy of Moliere’s plays.