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Works of Jean Racine - Paris 1838 - Ouvres de Jean Racine, precedees des memoire sur sa vie par Louis Racine.  Paris: Firmin Didot Frere, 1838. The works of Jean Racine (1639-1699), a French playwright. With a memoir of his life by his son, the poet Louis Racine. Includes an engraving of Racine at the beginning of the book, separated by parchment paper. Half leather binding with gilt inscription on the spine. French, 657 pp., 26X18 cm. Fair-good condition: tear in the spine of the cover, rust stains.