BRANTOME (Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de). Les Sept discours touchant les dames galantes du sieur de Brantome publiés Sur les manuscrits de la Bibliothèque nationale par Henri Bouchot. Paris: Librairie des bibliophiles, 1882. - 3 volumes in-8, dark blue morocco, triple gilt fillet framing the covers, ornate ribbed spines, gilt lace inside, gilt edges, cover preserved (Cuzin). 220 copies of this edition, illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author and 9 plates, engraved by Boilvin after drawings by Édouard de BEAUMONT. ONE OF THE 10 FIRST NUMBERED EXEMPLIES ON JAPANESE PAPER, enriched with a triple proof of the illustrations. A very fine copy bound by Cuzin, perfectly preserved despite white marks on the boards and scattered freckling.