Paris: Michel Levy Freres, 1864. 14th edition. Leather. 8 vols.
An INCOMPLETE set of eight hardcover books bound in
3/4 leather with marbled boards and endpapers. Condition ranges from
good to very good. Edges rubbed; most volumes have moderate chipping at
the head and foot of the spine. Hairline crack forming on front edge of
volume 1's spine; cover still securely attached. Front board is loose on
volume 3. Foxing on edges and endpapers, encroaching a bit into some
page margins, but text otherwise unmarked across the set. Pages are
tightly bound throughout. Item #324165
The
complete works of Alexis de Tocqueville. Offered here are volumes 1 and
3-9; LACKS VOLUME 2, which is the second of three parts of DEMOCRACY IN
AMERICA. Text is in French. Published across 1864-67.