This book is in very good minus condition with slight shelf wear and slight edgewear to the top and bottom spine edges and bottom corners. Also, the black paper on the front gutters of both books has worn partially through exposing the mesh beneath. However, the bindings in both books are tight.

I have covered both books in Brodart non-adhesive film -- no tape on boards or books. ;

From the 1882 Atlantic Monthly review: "M. D'HAUSSONVILLE has won an honorable reputation by his earlier works on Charities and Penal Establishments, and by essays on Sainte - Beuve and certain French, English, and American literary celebrities. He now offers a work drawn from the unpublished and hitherto unread treasures gathered together at Coppet, the home of his ancestors, the Neckers, of their famous daughter, Mme. De Stael, and also of his nearer relatives, the De Broglies . . . "

These volumes present a fascinating glimpse of a slice of 17th century French history. ;

12mo 7" - 7½" tall