Nicolas de Chamfort - Complet 4 Volumes - Reliure d'époque plein veau glacé - Œuvres - Édition originale collective - Première édition des Maximes et pensées - 1795
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Nicolas de Chamfort’s *Œuvres* is a 1795 French-language collective first edition in four volumes, including the first publication of *Maximes et pensées*, bound in contemporary full glazed calf.
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Nicolas de Chamfort, Oeuvres de Chamfort, gathered and published by one of his friends. The text is established by Pierre-Louis Ginguené, author of the biographical notice.
The collection brings together:
Tome I: biographical notice on Chamfort’s life, eulogies of Molière and La Fontaine, academic discourses;
Tome II: theatre (Mustapha and Zéangir, The Indian Maiden, The Merchant of Smyrna) and poetry;
Tome III: articles from Mercure de France (1790-1791) and letters;
Tome IV: Products of the perfected civilization, that is to say the Maxims and Thoughts and the Characters and Anecdotes.
Edition: Paris, at the Director of the Imprimerie des Sciences et Arts, rue Thérèse, an III of the Republic [1795].
Tirage: collective original edition, and first publication of the Maxims and Thoughts and of the Characters and Anecdotes.
Contemporary binding in full glazed calf, smooth spine ornamented with compartments, garlands, fleurons and gilded lines, title pieces and volume numbers in red leather, golden roulette framing the boards, marbled endpapers. All pages edges marbled.
Provenance: ex-libris printed “Bastide de la Pomme – Bibliothèque” pasted to the front board of volume I.
- Dimensions: 12.6 x 19.8 cm
- Condition: Bindings: small leather loss on the first board of volume IV.
Interior: Light foxing.
Pencil annotations: on the guard of volume I, “Original edition. Rare, especially in such a charming copy.”
- Page count: Volume I: lxxx-316 pages; Volume II: 343 pages; Volume III: 396 pages; Volume IV: viii-444 pages (table paginated by error 343-344), followed by the publisher’s catalog.
Careful shipment in a rigid and watertight box."
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L'Art Délivré offers autograph letters, manuscripts, and carefully selected ancient books. Expertise, authenticity, and seriousness at the service of demanding collectors.
Translated by Google TranslateNicolas de Chamfort, Oeuvres de Chamfort, gathered and published by one of his friends. The text is established by Pierre-Louis Ginguené, author of the biographical notice.
The collection brings together:
Tome I: biographical notice on Chamfort’s life, eulogies of Molière and La Fontaine, academic discourses;
Tome II: theatre (Mustapha and Zéangir, The Indian Maiden, The Merchant of Smyrna) and poetry;
Tome III: articles from Mercure de France (1790-1791) and letters;
Tome IV: Products of the perfected civilization, that is to say the Maxims and Thoughts and the Characters and Anecdotes.
Edition: Paris, at the Director of the Imprimerie des Sciences et Arts, rue Thérèse, an III of the Republic [1795].
Tirage: collective original edition, and first publication of the Maxims and Thoughts and of the Characters and Anecdotes.
Contemporary binding in full glazed calf, smooth spine ornamented with compartments, garlands, fleurons and gilded lines, title pieces and volume numbers in red leather, golden roulette framing the boards, marbled endpapers. All pages edges marbled.
Provenance: ex-libris printed “Bastide de la Pomme – Bibliothèque” pasted to the front board of volume I.
- Dimensions: 12.6 x 19.8 cm
- Condition: Bindings: small leather loss on the first board of volume IV.
Interior: Light foxing.
Pencil annotations: on the guard of volume I, “Original edition. Rare, especially in such a charming copy.”
- Page count: Volume I: lxxx-316 pages; Volume II: 343 pages; Volume III: 396 pages; Volume IV: viii-444 pages (table paginated by error 343-344), followed by the publisher’s catalog.
Careful shipment in a rigid and watertight box."
Seller's Story
L'Art Délivré offers autograph letters, manuscripts, and carefully selected ancient books. Expertise, authenticity, and seriousness at the service of demanding collectors.
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Number of books
4
Subject
Literature
Book title
Œuvres - Édition originale collective - Première édition des Maximes et pensées
Author/ Illustrator
Nicolas de Chamfort - Complet 4 Volumes - Reliure d'époque plein veau glacé
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1795
Height
19.8 cm
Edition
1st Edition, 1st Edition Thus, Illustrated Edition, Limited edition, Special edition
Width
12.6 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Paris, chez le Directeur de l’Imprimerie des Sciences et Arts, rue Thérèse, an III de la République
Binding/ Material
Leather
Number of pages
1587
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