1697 Roger de Rabutin Comte de Bussy Lettres Vol 2 French Leather
$ 39.6
Description
1697 Roger de Rabutin Comte de Bussy Lettres Vol 2 French Leather. Seconde Partie. This is the second part only, attractively bound in leather with raised bands, gilt spine decoration, marbled endpapers, and red-speckled page edges. The title page includes an engraved printer’s device. Les Lettres de Messire Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, lieutenant general of the armies of the King and mestre de camp general of the French and foreign cavalry. Seconde Partie. Paris: Florentin et Pierre Delaulne, rue Saint Jacques, à l’Empereur, 1697. A late 17th-century French edition of the letters of Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, the French memoirist, soldier, court figure, and cousin of Madame de Sévigné. This is the second part only, attractively bound in leather with raised bands, gilt spine decoration, marbled endpapers, and red-speckled page edges. The title page includes an engraved printer’s device. The spine label reads “Lettres de Bussy” with “Tom II” below. There is an early ownership inscription on the front blank, appearing to read “Bourgeois,” with an additional shelf or ownership mark above. Condition: Binding is worn but attractive, with heavy rubbing and surface wear to the boards, edge and corner wear, and wear to the spine ends and joints. Gilt decoration remains visible on the spine. Interior pages show age toning, light spotting, and occasional small marks, but the text remains legible. No full collation has been performed; offered as the second-part volume shown. Approx. 6.5 x 3.5 x 1 in. All books we sell are original copies, we do not sell reproductions. Free shipping, free no questions asked 30 day returns (within USA), eBay Global Shipping Program to other countries.
