78/1402 [Bindings]. Thomas à Kempis. l'Imitation de Jesus-Christ. French transl. by M. de Marillac. Pref. L. Veuillot. Paris, Glady frères, 1876, (2),LV,(9),481,(3)p., 14 engr. plates by i.a. J. JACQUEMART after i.a. CH. GARNIER and L. DA VINCI, 4 woodengr. divisional titles and num. vignettes, printed in 312 numb. copies (70), bound by J.C.M. MENSING in 1889 in crushed and polished brown morocco, gilt inside dentelles, two gilt triple fillet borders on both covers, giltlettered on spine, 5 raised bands, t.e.g., kept in custom made brown cl. dropback box.

- Very fine copy.

= Annot. in pen and ink on verso of first free endpaper stating that J.C.M. MENSING (1869-1952) bound the work as a young man in 1889. One of 70 copies printed on Chine. Vicaire IV, p.495f. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXVIII.