Jean-Baptiste Poquelin dit Molière

Books

Literature

L'Estourdy

First edition of Molière’s “first great comedy”.Paris, 1663. …

Literature

Le Mariage forcé

First edition of Molière’s Mariage forcé, which includes scenes that are “among the funniest in his repertoire”.Louis XIV danced in it in an Egyptian…

Literature

Le Sicilien

First edition of Molière’s Le Sicilien, a delicate and savory comedy that foreshadows Marivaux et Musset.Louis XIV played the part of a Moor.A beauti…

Literature

Les Femmes savantes

First edition.C. de Cabanoux and John Pierpont Morgan's copy, with ex-libris.…

Literature

Les Fragmens

The unpublished fragments of Dom Juan ou le festin de Pierre by Molière, of which the full text will be published at a later date.This first edition…