Michel de MONTAIGNE

New edition embellished with a medallion portrait of Montaigne on the title-page, engraved by Noël Pruneau. Reprint of the edition issued by Bastien in 1783, which was limited to 500 copies and quickly sold out.
Contemporary full glazed and speckled brown calf binding. Smooth spine decorated with four floral tools and various roll-tooled ornaments. Black wax lettering and volume labels. Triple fillet border on the boards. A few scattered foxing spots.
Fine copy in a high-quality contemporary binding. Small fragment lacking at the head of the upper joint of volume I. Headcap of volume II restored, with the beginnings of a split to the upper joint. Some rubbing, particularly along the...

New edition. A steel-engraved portrait frontispiece, printed on China paper and mounted. Printed in very small type, arranged in two columns.

Full polished blond calf binding, signed by Thouvenin at foot of spine. Smooth spine with blind-stamped Gothic architectural elements heightened with gilt dots, gilt fillets and title. Covers blind-stamped with a large Gothic window surrounded by architectural ornaments. Multiple blind-ruled frames with corner fleurons and gilt fillets. Inner dentelles. All edges gilt. Joints discreetly cracked at head. Some foxing and occasional browning to a few pages. Minor rubbing. Spine slightly dulled. A handsome copy.