XXX [MAINTENON] Lettres de madame de Maintenon à diverses personnes et à M. D'Aubigné son frère. Amsterdam, Aux dépens de l'éditeur, 1756. 7 volumes in 7 vols in-12*. XXX (Collective) Lettres du clergé de France à madame de Maintenon. Amsterdam, Aux dépens de l'éditeur, 1756, 1 vol in-12. Abbé BERTHIER Lettres de messire Paul Godet des Marais Evêque de Chartres à madame de Maintenon. Brussels, Ant. Bruyn, 1755, 1 vol in-12. *the last volume stops abruptly without mention of the word "end"; after checking, it turns out that there are no gaps, so the whole is complete. Second definitive edition. The set is in a uniform contemporary binding in full glazed blond calf with triple gilt fillet framing the boards, spine ribbed and decorated "à la grotesque". A fine copy.

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