1697 Bussy-Rabutin Letters French Tome IV Roger de Rabutin Calf
$ 39.6
Description
1697 Bussy-Rabutin Letters French Tome IV Roger de Rabutin Calf. The title page gives Paris, Florentin et Pierre Delaulne, 1697. The spine remains especially attractive, and the text block appears sound and quite usable in the photos. There is rubbing, scuffing, and surface wear to the boards, with wear at the corners and spine ends, including small losses and fraying. Seventeenth-century French letters volume by Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, this being the Quatrieme Partie, or Tome IV only, of "Les Lettres de Messire Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy." The title page gives Paris, Florentin et Pierre Delaulne, 1697. The spine is lettered "Lettres de Bussy" with "Tome IV," matching the internal volume designation. Bussy-Rabutin was a major figure of French court culture and one of the notable letter-writers of the Grand Siecle, remembered as both memoirist and epistolary stylist. A volume like this appeals to collectors of early French literature, seventeenth-century correspondence, and the social world surrounding Madame de Sevigne and the court of Louis XIV. This copy retains a strong period look, bound in contemporary mottled calf with a richly gilt spine, marbled endpapers, and red-speckled edges. The title page includes a handsome engraved vignette, and the volume appears to contain a table of poems / verse pieces in this fourth part in addition to the letters themselves. Condition is good collectible condition overall for a handled 1697 volume. The spine remains especially attractive, and the text block appears sound and quite usable in the photos. There is rubbing, scuffing, and surface wear to the boards, with wear at the corners and spine ends, including small losses and fraying. The joints and extremities show age, but the binding is still holding together. Internally there is expected age toning, some light scattered soiling / foxing, offsetting to prelims, and a few old manuscript notes or calculations at the rear. Please note clearly that this is Volume 4 only from a multi-volume set. Measurements: approximately 6.5 x 4 x 1.5 inches. All books we sell are original copies, we do not sell reproductions. Free shipping, free no questions asked 30 day returns (within USA), eBay Global Shipping Program to other countries.
