Oeuvres de M. de Crebillon.

CREBILLON, Claude Prosper Jolyot de (1707-1777).

Published by Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale:,, 1750

About this Item

2 vols., 4to, [xii, 337pp + 84pp] + [iv, 398pp], engraved frontispiece to first volume, engraved vignette titles, engraved head and tail-pieces, a.e.g., marbled endpapers, recently bound in good quality quarter calf over marbled boards with contrasting morocco title labels. A VG++ attractive set. After writing a number of slight pieces for the stage, Crebillon acquired great popularity as an author of licentious stories. In 1740 he married an Englishwoman, Lady Stafford. The indecency of his 'Le Sopha, conte moral', having offended Madame de Pompadour, he was banished from Paris for five years, but on his return in 1755 was appointed to the censorship. Seller Inventory # 2718

Bibliographic Details

Title: Oeuvres de M. de Crebillon.

Publisher: Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale:,

Publication Date: 1750

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine