SEVIGNE. - Lot 51

SEVIGNE. SEVIGNE. Letters from Madame de Sévigné, her family and friends. Edition decorated with twenty-five portraits drawn by Devéria, augmented by several unpublished letters, the one hundred and five letters published in 1814 by Klostermann, notes and notices by Grouvelle, and reflections by Abbé de Vauxelles; preceded by a new biographical note on Madame de Sévigné and accompanied by geographical, historical, political, critical and moral notes, by M. Gault-de-Saint-Germain. Paris, Dalibon, 1823, 12 volumes in-8 bound in full calf, ornate ribbed spines, crowned CC numerals at foot, title and chapter headings, boards adorned with a large central finial and a cold-framed roulette, marbled edges. A fine, complete copy. Illustrated with 25 hors-texte portraits by Dévéria and a folding genealogical chart.