CURMER, HENRI-LEON, publisher. [THOMAS À KEMPIS]. L'Imitation Jésus-Christ (--Appendice à l'Imitation de Jesus-Christ). Paris: L. Curmer 1856-58. 2 vols., 4to, 270 x 205 x 55 [vol. 2:33]mm. (10 5/8 x 8 x 2 3/16 [vol. 2:1 5/16]in.), on guards, red levant morocco, covers with triple gilt fillet border around a triple gilt fillet inner panel with gilt dentelle corner ornaments; spines in six compartments with five raised bands, gilt lettered in one compartment, a decorative gilt tooled panel in the rest; board edges with double gilt fillet, turn-ins richly gilt, marbled paper linings, g.e., bound for Arthus Bertrand, stamp-signed "A. Bertrand" on upper turn-ins, marbled boards slipcases (repaired). First Issue (a second appeared in 1862) with title reading "Imitation Jésus Christ", text printed by J. Claye within various superb chromolithographic borders in gold and colors from various celebrated European manuscripts, using from three to fourteen successive tints, by Lemercier, frontispiece, calendar pages and full-page color plates; the Appendix volume uncolored, with four photographic illustrations, numerous text and border ornaments and a Danse Macabre series. Vicaire IV, 489-491; Ray French 264. (duPont) (2)