[THE SALE OF JOSEPH (La)]. A moral play based on the Sale of Joseph, with forty-nine characters. Paris: Silvestre, Bookseller, 1835. Narrow in-4°, Jansenist purple morocco, smooth spine decorated with the title, gilt edges, untrimmed, purple brocaded silk lining and endpapers, original blue cover preserved, half-purple morocco slipcase with a band, case (Loynel). Facsimile reprint commissioned by His Highness the Prince of Essling, based on the sole known copy held by the Royal Library. Illustrations on the title page and the last leaf. Printed in an edition of 90 copies; this one (no. 81) is one of 86 on Holland paper. GOOD COPY IN MOROCCAN LEATHER.