Marie de Rabutin-Chantal SÉVIGNÉ

First edition.
Joint cracked at foot with losses, slight marginal losses to boards, minor foxing affecting principally the margins.

Edition largely in first printing, rare, decorated with a portrait of the Marquise de Sévigné in volume I and another of the Comtesse de Grignan in volume V. In the copy described by Rochebillière, volumes V and VI from 1737 are in different bindings, as is often the case. Our copy presents them in uniform binding, only the title and volume labels differ: they are in red morocco for volumes V and VI and in beige morocco for the first four volumes.
Contemporary bindings in full speckled brown sheep, raised spines richly decorated - notably with animal stamps at foot (greyhounds and knights) - title and volume labels in beige morocco for the first four volumes, in red morocco for the last

Second edition, with some parts of the text in first edition as revised and corrected.
Half red calf bindings, smooth spines slightly faded decorated with gilt stippling and fillets, gilt initials at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary bindings signed by Bruillon.
Handsome copy.

New edition.
Full red shagreen bindings, spines slightly faded with four fine raised bands set with garlands in blind decorated with triple gilt compartments ornamented with gilt fleurons at corners, octuple gilt and blind fillets framing the boards, white watered silk endpapers and pastedowns, gilt dentelle framing the pastedowns, garlands stamped in blind on the leading edges, all edges gilt, elegant unsigned bindings.
A small tear with loss of skin on the first board of the fifth volume, some minor foxing.
Handsome set in elegant uniform binding.

New illustrated edition, with frontispiece in the first volume of a portrait of Madame de Sévigné engraved by Dequevauviller.
Half raspberry calf bindings, spines with four raised bands set with gilt garlands decorated with fleurons and typographical motifs stamped in blind, black calf title and volume labels, raspberry cardboard boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, two corners slightly bumped, elegant contemporary romantic bindings.
Some minor foxing.
Handsome copy, complete in 12 volumes, in charming and elegant contemporary romantic and decorative binding.

First edition.
Foxing, a rare copy with softcover, as issued.

First edition. Tchemerzine V-829
Contemporary glazed blonde marbled calf. Spine with raised bands, decorated. Red morocco title label. Speckled edges. Upper headcap worn.
The work, besides new letters from Mme de Sévigné to Président Moulceau, contains several letters to the same from Corbinelli and Mme de Grignan; it includes a reprint of the correspondence regarding the Fouquet trial, composed of 11 letters. The preface has been attributed to La Harpe.

Pléiade Library edition printed on Bible paper. Publisher's full green grained sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets. A handsome copy.