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SÉVIGNÉ, Marquise de — Letters from Madame Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de Sévigné, to Madame la Comtesse de Grignan, her daughter. The Hague, P. Gosse, J. Neaulme, 1726. 2 vols. in-12, (10) ff., 344 pp., (1) f. errata; (1) folio, 298 pp., (7) folios including the errata; pages 254 through 295 of Volume II are occupied by the catalog by Gosse and Neaulme, portrait added, unbound, false covers, slipcase. in red half-chag with corners, slipcase. TCH V, 820, no. 3. “Partially original edition containing 39 more letters than previous editions. According to a note by Walckenaer, it was reportedly donated to The Hague by a man named J. J. Gendebien. The previously published letters contain numerous variations compared to the text of the Rouen edition. This edition is extremely rare.” Included: SÉVIGNÉ, Marquise de—Letters from Madame Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de Sévigné, to Madame la Comtesse de Grignan, her daughter. No place, 1726. 2 volumes in one in-12 volume, (1) folio, 271 pp.; (1) folio, 220 pp., a few faint water stains at the end in the outer margin, fawn calf from the publisher, triple stitching. gilded on the covers, decorated ribbed spine, small loss at the top cap, light stain on the front cover, small tear at the lower edge. TCH V, 820, no. 1. One of the four editions published in 1726. It reproduces exactly the text of the first edition printed in Rouen and is the first cited by Tchémerzine after that edition.
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