682. STAËL-HOLSTEIN (Anne-Louise-Germaine de). Complete works. Published by her son, preceded by a notice on the character and writings of Mme de Staël, by Madame Necker de Saussure. À Paris, à Strasbourg et à Londres, Chez Treuttel et Würtz, 1820-1821, 17 vol. in-8, mahogany half calf, smooth spine, gilt roulettes, cold fleurons, marbled edges (contemporary binding). The first and best collective edition of Madame de Staël's complete works, according to F.-C. Lonchamp. Engraved frontispiece portrait by H. C. Müller. Our edition was compiled by Baron Auguste-Louis de Staël-Holstein and Duke Victor de Broglie, respectively Mme de Staël's eldest son and son-in-law, and carefully printed, without errors. "Elaborated with true filial piety and respectful family spirit, this edition presents, from the literary point of view, the best text of the definitive version of each of Mme de Staël's authentic works." (Lonchamp). A fine copy. Some brown spots.