A very attractive copy of this bibliophile edition. First edition thus. Limited to a total of 475 copies, this copy is one of the XXV reserved for the collaborators. Printed on BFK Rives. Cloth covered slipcase, cloth covered binder. Book is in French folds. 20 Beautiful engravings by Decaris. There is a little marking to the slipcase, but the folder and contents are in beautiful condition. The "Maximes" of François de Rochefoucauld are a famous series of moral reflections first published in the 17th century, known in French as "Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales". Albert Decaris, a renowned French engraver, illustrated special limited editions of these maxims with original burin engravings in the 20th century. 262 pages. 32.5 x 25 cm