[LA FAYETTE (Madame de). La Princesse de Clèves. Paris, par la Compagnie des libraires associez, 1719. In-12, granite calf, coats of arms in the centre, spine decorated, spotted edges (contemporary binding). Rare edition of this masterpiece of classical preciosity, considered to be the first modern novel in French literature. The edition consists of four volumes, here bound in one. The list of the twelve Parisian booksellers who contributed to the financing of the edition appears on the verso of the title. A copy bound with the arms of the Dukes of La Rochefoucauld. From the Liancourt library, with bookplate. It comes from the collections of François XII de La Rochefoucauld (1747-1827), duke of Liancourt, d'Estissac then de La Rochefoucauld. Binding worn, covers restored.