Libri quatuor de Imitatione Christi

Sumptuous edition printed on laid paper by Pierre-François Didot, decorated with a portrait of the infant Jesus engraved in copper by Klauber.
Near-contemporary binding (circa 1800) in full blonde calf. Spine with five raised double bands decorated with gilt compartments and fillets, as well as anchor tools, a red morocco title-label and green morocco publisher's label. Wide gilt floral dentelle framing the pastedowns. Greek-style dentelle framing the pastedowns. All edges gilt.
Two corners damaged, lower part of the joints destroyed by worms. A very faint and minimal dampstain in the margin of the last page.
Fine full-margined copy, elegantly established in an elegant binding.