MAISTRE (Joseph de): Les Soirées de Saint Petersbourg, Entretiens sur le Gouvernement temporel de la Providence ; Suivis d'un Traité sur les Sacrifices. Paris, Librairie Grecque, Latine et Française, 1821, two vol. in 8°, half blond basane, spines with ornate faux-nerfs, marbled edges. Contemporary binding. Posthumous first edition, with a black lithographed portrait of the author. Upon publication, this book was a great success, influencing many authors (some foxing). Also included: MAISTRE (Joseph de) : De l'Eglise Gallicane dans son rapport avec le Souverain Pontife. Lyon, Rusand et Paris, Beaucé-Rusand, 1821; in 8°, blond half-calf, spine decorated. Contemporary binding. Rare first edition. Vicaire does not describe it, only stating that it is missing from the Bibliothèque Nationale.