OBRAS DE D LEANDRO FERNANDEZ DE MORATIN, DADAS A LUZ POR LA REAL ACADEMIA DE LA HISTORIA.
- Madrid: Aguado, 1830-1831.
- 8vo
- 20th-century quarter marbled sheep with tan cloth sides
- variously paginated
Price: $300.00 other currencies
Order Nr. 138446
First edition. Palau 89292. Four volumes in six. Binding lightly rubbed. Foxing to edges of closed volumes.
Moratin (1760-1828) was a Spanish dramatist, translator and neoclassical poet. He was the son of Nicolas Fernandez de Moratin (1737-1780), who was a major literary reformer. Moratin the younger is held in high esteem for his language and classica style.
The set contains: Vol. 1: Origenes del teatro espanol: pte. 1. Discurso historico. Catalogo historico y critico de piezas dramaticas anteriores a Lope de Vega; pte. 2. Coleccion de piezas dramaticas anteriores a Lope de Vega (i.e., 2 vols.); vol. 2. Comedias originales (2 vols.); vol.. 3. Traducciones dramaticas; vol. 4. Obras sueltas. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included.