An authentic Enlightenment-era French volume, beautifully bound in mottled calf leather with gilt-tooled spine and vibrant hand-marbled endpapers. This 1757 Paris printing of Les Œuvres de l’Abbé de Saint-Réal (Volume I) bears the royal privilege notice of Louis XV’s reign. Saint-Réal was a respected historian and essayist, admired by Voltaire for his clarity of style and philosophical depth.
Pages remain remarkably crisp and clean for its age, with only light wear to the binding and some rubbing to the corners. A fine decorative and collectible example of 18th-century French printing, perfect for display in a period library or rare book collection.
