3 Vol. The Essays Of Michel Seigneur De Montaigne, With Notes By Pierre Coste; Paris 1725

In three beautiful large volumes in quarto, complete in contemporary binding in full tinted calf, ribbed spines decorated with beautiful gilt in the compartments, titles and volume numbers in red and black morocco, pinked edges, red and black titles. "The Essays of Michel, Lord of Montaigne". Given on the oldest and most correct Editions: Augmented by several Letters from the Author; & where the Greek, Latin & Italian Passages are translated more faithfully, & quoted more exactly than in the previous ones. With Notes, & new Tables of Contents, much more useful than those which had appeared until now. By Pierre Coste. New Edition, larger & more correct than the last one from London. A beautiful portrait of the Author on the first page engraved by Chéreau the younger in 1725. In Paris, by the Society. M. DCC. XXV. (1725) .