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SAINT-SIMON, Louis de Rouvroy, Duc de
Mémoires de ... nouvelle edition ... par A. de Boislisle
Hachette, Paris 1879-1914. Volumes 1-26 (of more) volumes bound in 35 , 8vo., finely bound in contemporary red morocco gilt, vols. i-x by Zaehnsdorf with their exhibition stamp at end, vols. xi-xix (bound in 18) by Morrell, vols. xx-xxvi by Stikeman, gilt inner dentelles, gilt lettered direct, the volumes by Zaehnsdorf with gilt initials "A.B" in gothic script at foot of spines, a fine set. Also included is Armand Baschet's biography of Saint-Simon in matching red half morocco.
This set contains the whole of the "Memoires" but is without the volumes of critical apparatus published later. "After a period of reluctant army service, Saint-Simon sought advancement at court until 1723, when the death of his patron, the duc d'Orléans, put an end to his participation in public affairs. His great work, the Mémoires, composed during the 20 years of his retirement, offers an incomparable record of life at court in the latter part of Louis XIV's reign. The verve of his writing, the liveliness of his observation, and the penetration of his portraits have made this work a classic of the genre. It was among Proust's favourite reading."- The Oxford Companion to English Literature. Ed. Margaret Drabble. Oxford University Press, 2000.
Price: £ 2500
US Dollar Price: $ 3770
Stock Number: 53579