Montaigne, Michel de [Author]; Coste, Pierre [Editor]

LES ESSAIS DE MICHEL DE SEIGNEUR DE MONTAIGNE. [...] [3 Volumes, Bound as a Single Volume, Complete]

Paris: Par La Societé, 1725. Nouvelle Edition. Quarto, xcvi, [6], 362, [14], 540, [17], 413, [14] pages. In Good plus condition with Very Good folding cover and Good slipcase. Slipcase spine is paneled red leather with gilt lettering and inlay. Slipcase is in red leather quarter binding with red cloth panels. Moderate shelf wear visible on slipcase spine and side panels. Several small scuffs and scratches on leather of slipcase spine. Side panels show moderate scuffing and soiling. Folding cover is bound in same red cloth, and shows rubbing wear along edges and joints. Mild scuffing on panels of folding cover. The book is bound in dark leather with a paneled spine and faded gilt inlay. Boards show moderate shelf wear to covers and edges. Rubbing wear along board edges. Mild bumping to fore corners and tail of spine. Mild chipping and loss of leather at head of spine. Crack in leather of spine runs from head to ridge of first panel. Mild splitting near bottom of joints. Small paper label adhered to spine. Text block shows moderate edge wear on edges. Stain on bottom edge of text block affects some pages throughout the center of the book (text unaffected). Splitting at front hinge. Insect damage in bottom corners of first pages of book, up through page iii of the Vol. I preface. Bookplates on front and rear pastedowns. Contemporary inscription on front flyleaf. Shelved in Room A. Faint stain at top of gutter on pages xvii-xxiv of Vol. I. Extra material on fore and top edge of title page of Vol. II due to printing error, which has been folded inward. Very sparse pencil underlining and marginalia present in Vol. II. EM consignment. Shelved in Room A Oversize. Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.

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NOTES

This book, which was originally a three-volume set, was rebound as a single volume in prize binding for a Harvard University alumnus. The rear bookplate shows the prize inscription: "Detur Iacob Canter / Collegii Harvardiani Alumno, ex testamento Edvardi Hopkins, Armig. / Pro insigni in studiis diligentia." [Let this be given to Iacob Canter, student of Harvard College, from the will of Edward Hopkins, Esquire, for outstanding diligence in studies.] The prize inscription is dated 1931.