SEVIGNE, Marie (1626-1696). Recueil des Lettres de Madame de Sevigne. Nouvelle édition, augmentée d’un Précis de la Vie de cette Femme célèbre, de Réflexion sur ses Lettres, par S.J.B de Vauxcelles, et ornée de Portraits graves d’après les meilleurs modèles. Paris: Bossange, Masson et Besson, 1801.

An extra-illustrated collection of correspondence from the 17th-century French aristocrat Marie Sevigne, famed for her letter-writing. Includes multiple pages of manuscript index listing portraits and views in each volume; the final volume containing an excerpt from a travel diary and a list of all plates (all in the same hand).

10 volumes, octavo. Numerous engravings featuring portraits of notable French historical figures and locations, such as Versailles. Contemporary navy morocco gilt stamped with a monogram ‘SS,’ gilt turn-ins and edges. Contained in a wood box.

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