Quebec: Brousseau Frères, 1861-1864. Hardcover. Brousseau & Frères started Les Soirées Canadiennes as a monthly journal of French Canadian literature and other writings in 1861. These four volumes compile the writings of each year's journals, each in a handsome leather bound volume. Bound in bright red leather with gilt ornaments and rulings to the covers, and spines with six compartments with gilt decorations and titling. With gilt decorative dentelles and bright patterned endpapers. All edges gilt with lovely patterned endpapers. All volumes have rubbing, chipping, and bumping along the edges, corners, and spines. Slight bubbling to all pastedowns. The cover of Volume 2 is nearly detached with a long tear to the leather along the front joint. Volume 4 has small pieces of leather abraided on edge and bottom corner of rear board. Spines are all browned. Interior pages are clean and bright overall with light toning to margins, occasional spots of soiling, and occasional small spots of foxing. The title page of Volume 1 has a large open tear that has been repaired. Volumes 2 - 4 have half title pages, but are lacking full title pages. Each volume has a table of contents following the text. An attractive set (despite the noted condition issues) that offers an interesting overview of 19th century Canadian writings. Volume I: 464 pages; Volume II: 400 pages; Volume III: 426 pages; Volume IV: 407 pages. this set may require an additional shipping fee. FRE/032823. Very Good. More