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Book Stack of 17th Century French Literature

Book Stack of 17th Century French Literature

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This is a stunning set of five French books in faded beige tones. These works are by two of France's most famous 17th century writers, Racine and Madame de Sévigné, to give your bookshelves added French chic!
They are "aged to perfection" and will give you an instant "old library" effect.

Jean-Baptiste Racine (22 December 1639 – 21 April 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Corneille. These three volumes of "Racine, Théatre Complet" contain his complete works, every tragedy and comedy he wrote is here: La Thébaïde, Alexandre le Grand, Andromaque, Britannicus, Bérénice, Bajazet, Mithridate, Iphigénie, Phèdre, Esther, Athalie, and Les Plaideurs.
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné (5 February 1626 – 17 April 1696), also widely known as Madame de Sévigné, was a French aristocrat, remembered for her letter-writing. Most of her letters, celebrated for their wit and vividness, were addressed to her daughter, Françoise-Marguerite de Sévigné. She is revered in France as one of the great icons of French 17th-century literature. These two volumes contain a selection of those letters.

The perfect original gift for booklovers the world over. They look lovely tied up with twine and displayed on a coffee table, sideboard, mantelpiece, bedside table or dresser. The covers have faded with time to subtle, dusky, soft shades and the pages are yellowed with age, with age spots. They make excellent film and photo props and would be ideal for a boho, or shabby chic, themed wedding as a table centerpiece decoration.

The five books are all distressed from years of genuine use and some of the pages are delicate and loose.
To display in a bundle, tied with twine, you will need a minimum space of 10cms/ 4" high x 20cms/ 8" long x 14cms/ 5½" deep.
They weigh 1.3kgs/ 2.8 lbs.

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Your purchase will be carefully packaged with the utmost care and attention and shipped from France. It will be fully tracked.

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