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3 volumes, 12mo (147 x 80 mm) engraved title, 33 nn.ll., 556 pp., 12 nn.ll. for volume I; engraved title, 1 nn.l. (index), 827 pp., 23 nn.ll. for volume II; engraved title, 1 nn.l. (index), 610 pp., 17 nn.ll. for volume III. Contemporary red morocco, double gilt filet on covers, fleur de lis corner piece, spine gilt with raised bands, gilt edges.
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Sayce & Maskell, 32; Desan, 76; Tchemerzine-Scheler, IV, 907.
First edition of the Essays in three volumes.
It is illustrated with three frontispiece titles engraved by Larmessin showing the portrait of Montaigne.
“As with the 1652 and 1657 editions, there are summaries and translations of quotations in the margins. The preface by Marie de Gournay to Cardinal de Richelieu (1635) has also been reproduced. This new three-volume format was adopted by many modern publishers. It has the advantage of separating the three books of the Essays in a way that is perhaps more logical. Most public libraries have copies that are incomplete or have a volume from another edition” (see Desan).
Some leaves toned, paper defect in the margin of pp. 9/10 (vol. II) affecting 2 letters; minor wear to the spines. An attractive copy preserved in a very fine contemporary red morocco binding.
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