LA BRUYERE (Jean de).

LA BRUYERE (Jean de).

The works of La Bruyère. Nouvelle édition revue sur les plus anciennes impressions et les autographes et augmentée de morceaux inédits, des variantes, de notices, de notes, d'un lexique des mots et locutions remarquables, d'un portrait, de fac-simile, etc. Paris, Hachette, 1865-1882. 4 vol. in-4 (3 text and 1 album), red half-maroquin with corners, richly decorated ribbed spines, gilt fillet framing the covers, gilt heads (binding signed Vié & Sevin). The album is illustrated with 2 plates, one in color (La Bruyère family coat of arms), a portrait of La Bruyère after a painting in the Versailles museum, another portrait of La Bruyère after Pierre Drevet, an epitaph plate, 2 inscription plates and 4 autograph facsimiles. Each plate is preceded by a leaf bearing a caption and printed text. One of 150 numbered copies on large grape vellum paper (Vicaire III, 1105). A very fine copy.