463. [GOLD PAINTED BINDING] - CORNEILLE (Pierre). Masterpieces by Pierre Corneille with Voltaire's remarks. Paris. Stereotype by Herhan. Imprimerie Mame. 1809. 4 volumes, small in-12, olive calf, gilt and cold-stamped fillets and friezes framing the boards with gold spangling, ornate smooth spines, gilt inner Greek friezes, gilt edges (period binding). Second edition illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author. This edition was produced using Herhan's stereotype process, patented in 1797, which, by creating a single plate through molding, avoided errors due to the letter-by-letter composition of the pages. Attached in an identical binding: CORNEILLE. Thomas. Masterpieces by Thomas Corneille with Voltaire's remarks. Paris. Herhan stereotype. Imprimerie Mame. 1809. Charming set of gold spangled bindings. Light scattered foxing. Spine faded.