Oeuvres de Jean Racine, 1801, Printed book with engraved illustrations, Overall: 19 11/16 x 13 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (50 x 35 x 7 cm), Books, This is the second volume of Didot's three-volume The Works of Racine. In his preface to the books, Didot referred to this edition as a 'monument to Racine.' He carried out this metaphor in the scale and luxuriousness of the edition, as well as in commissioning contemporary artists to illustrate it
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