MONTAIGNE (Michel Eyquem, Lord of) - Lot 100

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MONTAIGNE (Michel Eyquem, Lord of) - Lot 100
MONTAIGNE (Michel Eyquem, Lord of) The Essays of Michel, Lord of Montaigne. A new edition, corrected in accordance with the first printings by Angelier and expanded with marginal annotations. With the author’s biography, drawn from his own writings. Paris, Blageart, 1640. In folio. Portrait of the author as a vignette on the title page. Later red morocco leather binding, decorated ribbed spine, red title label, geometric relief decoration on the covers, metal cabochons at the corners, enameled plaque in the central medallion depicting the portrait of Michel de Montaigne, double gilt fillet on the edges, gilt interior lace, red edges. Reproduction of the 1635 edition. Includes the revisions by Marie de Gournay and Pierre de Brach begun in 1595. Considered the most faithful 17th-century edition.
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