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Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. First Editions: Volume 1-10 published 1787; Volumes 11-15 published 1788; Volumes 16-17 published 1789; Volume 18 published 1790; Near Fine set/no dust jackets, 12mo. (4.5x7.75"), about 430pp. each volume, very handsome set: marbled boards hardcover with matching marbled endpapers, 3/4 brown leather corners & backstrips, raised bands on spine, gold decoration & lettering & date on backstrips, bindings by Champs Stroobants (stamped on very top left corner of front free endpaper of each volume), a couple covers & edges with very tiniest bit of rubbing, very slight foxing throughout texts, all bindings tight & solid, many pages still unopened, gold gilt top leaf edges; texts entirely in French. "Ou Memoires Pour servir a L'Histoire des Cours, des Societes & de la Litterature en France, depuis la mort de Louis XV," (Secret Correspondance, Political and Literary; French periodical published [anonymously] from 1787 through 1790 after the death of Louis XV.) Laid in is a 4.5x5" card (with original post-marked envelope) hand-written double-sided from G. Chretien of the Libraire Ancienne et Moderne: dated "17 Juillet (19)09, Dear Sir, I beg to inform you that we sent yesterday morning by registered post the Correspondance de Metra, in 6 parcels. I hope you will get them soon and that you will be satisfied with the binding which was done by the best binder in Paris for that kind of work. Please let us know if you like it, as you might prefer fancy bindings. Hoping to hear from you soon, I am dear Sir, Yours sincerely C. Chretien." Scan available, the complete 18-volume set of the uncommon original publication, superbly bound.…