Alexandre-Nicolas de La Rochefoucauld SURGÈRES

First edition of this abridged version of La Calprenède's novel by the Marquis de Surgères. Faramond, like La Calprenède's other novels, extended endlessly over 7 large unfinished volumes; Surgères expurgated it of its digressions and concentrated the novel on the main character.
Contemporary full brown calf binding, grained and glazed. Spine with raised bands, decorated. Red morocco title label, green morocco volume labels. Lacks at head of volume I. A tear with lack to the head compartment of volume 3. 3 corners slightly bumped. Surface abrasions on the lower board of volume 2. Small lack on the upper board of volume 2 at tail. Volume 2, pp. 23 to 50, trace of pale yellow dampstain, w