"letters From Madame De Sévigné" Rare Edition In 12 Vol. In 8, Cipher Of The Henri IV College. 1818

Magnificent copy of a most complete edition in aubergine morocco, with the cipher of the Collège Royal Henri IV, and which was once the beautiful first prize in History awarded to the Pupil Ruille in 1838... In full dark purple morocco, or aubergine, these 12 volumes Gd. in 12, with smooth spines decorated with gilded iron frames, like the covers with gilded fillet and stamped with the famous cipher of the prestigious Collège Henri IV. This very fresh and beautiful edition is decorated with three portraits and six facsimiles of the Lettres déli antes, published in Paris by JJ Blaise, Bookseller of HSH. Madame la Duchesse d'Orléans Douairière, Quai des Augustins, N°61, à la Bible d'Or. 1818 (Charles X.). This copy is perfect with its marbled guards like the edges, a postcard stamped and added on the first page pays homage to the Author, and the first prize labels stuck on the inside cover of this precious original collective edition of "Letters from Madame de Sévigné", first critical edition, established by Louis-Jean Nicolas