George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives

Blissful Books and Bindings

Adolphe Bertrand

Sévigné, Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de, 1626-1696.
    Lettres de Madame de Sévigné, de Sa Famille et de Ses Amis, .... Paris, L. Hachette et cie., 1862-68.
    14 v.

Bound by Adolphe Bertrand in red levant, with a gold fillet border and frame. The arms of Madame de Sévingé are inlaid in the center of each board. The end papers are marbled and all edges are gilt.
    Extra illustrated with plates collected from various sources. Of those in two states, one state is mounted on India paper.