FRENCH LITERARY CLASSICS IN LEATHER, MONTAIGNE, ROUSSEAU AND FLAUBERT

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A distinguished group of French literary classics, offered in original or period leather bindings, representing three foundational figures of French intellectual and literary history: Michel de Montaigne, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Gustave Flaubert. Published in Paris during the 19th and early 20th centuries, these volumes exemplify the tradition of finely bound French scholarly and literary editions. The group includes a multi-volume French-language edition of Essais by Montaigne, edited by J.-V. Leclerc and issued by Librairie Garnier Frères, one of France’s most respected academic publishers. Also present is Les Confessions by Rousseau, likewise published by Garnier Frères, a cornerstone work of Enlightenment and early Romantic autobiography. Completing the group is Salammbô, Flaubert’s celebrated historical novel, offered here in a Paris Bibliothèque-Charpentier “Édition définitive” dated 1926. All volumes are bound in leather with gilt-stamped spine titles and decorative tooling, exhibiting the rich patina and character associated with well-used continental library books. While not a matched set, the group forms a coherent intellectual progression—from Renaissance humanism, through Enlightenment introspection, to 19th-century literary realism—and displays handsomely on the shelf. This set exhibits an overall good antique condition, consistent with age and use. Leather bindings show rubbing, scuffing, cracking, and edge wear, with areas of surface loss and patina. Gilt titles remain largely legible. Bindings are intact and serviceable. Interior pages exhibit expected toning and occasional handling wear. No modern rebinding observed. Acquired from a Metro Washington DC estate. FREE SHIPPING FOR THIS BOOK SET WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA., 4 Volumes in French, LOT REF #25-1223

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