18 x 12 cm. 7 volumes. CCLXXIII, 3791 pages with 6 folding plates. Light brown original calfskin bindings with two-color spine labels, rich gilt spine, cover borders, and colored marbled engraving. Exceptionally beautifully bound and immaculate edition of Montalembert's main work. Cleanly printed throughout on wide-margined paper. His work on the monks of the West from Saint Benedict to Saint Bernard was translated into German immediately after the first French edition was published in 1860. Immaculately preserved.