CHODERLOS DE LACLOS (Pierre-Ambroise-François). Les Liaisons dangereuses, ou lettres Recueillies dans une Société, & publiées pour l'instruction de quelques autres. Amsterdam, Paris: Durand Neveu, 1782. -4 parts in 2 volumes in-12, 167 x 97: 248 pp; 242 pp; 231 pp; 257 pp. Marbled basane, ornate smooth spine, marbled edges (period binding). Max Brun, Bibliographie des éditions des Liaisons dangereuses portant le millésime 1782, pp. 13-16. Edition C, or "à la roue dentée", according to Max Brun's classification, published in the year of the original, of one of the great classics of French literature. Hinge on first cover of first volume cracked, other hinges cracked, corners slightly dulled, two jaws slightly missing. Very good condition inside, despite a few rare brown spots. Provenance: Ex-libris JD or DJ gilt on green leather.