Michel De Montaigne
27 copies for sale · $38–$25,000 · 7 first editions
Notable copies for sale
Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l’auteur, reveuë & augmentée par — Librairie Clavreuil€35,000
Essais. Edition nouvelle, trouvee apres le deceds de l'Autheur, reveue & augmentee par luy — Heritage Book Shop$25,000
Essayes Written In French By Michael Lord Of Montaigne Knight Of The Order Of S Michael Ge — Hordern HouseA$8,500
Les Essais de Michel seigneur de Montagne, divisez en trois livres. Contenans un riche & r — Librairie Clavreuil€8,000
Les Essais de Michel, seigneur de Montaigne. Nouvelle édition exactement purgée des défaut — Librairie Clavreuil€3,500
Essays In Three Books With Notes And Quotations And An Account Of The Authors Life With A — Hordern HouseA$725
Essais De Michel De Montaigne Avec Les Notes De Tous Les Commentateurs Choisies Et Complet — MW Books€495
ESSAYS; Franklin Library — Rare Book Cellar$325
SELECTED ESSAYS; Franklin Library — Rare Book Cellar$298
THE ESSAYS OF MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE, VOLS. I - II AND HANDBOOK — Rare Book Cellar$249
THE ESSAYS OF MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE VOLUME 2 (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$93
THE ESSAYS OF MONTAIGNE — Rare Book Cellar$63
Works on the market
SELECTED ESSAYS8 copies · $38–$87
ESSAYS 3 VOLUME SET; Franklin Library2 copies · $493
A HANDBOOK TO THE ESSAYS OF MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE2 copies · $39–$97
Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l’auteur, reveuë & augmentée par 1 copy · €35,000
Essais. Edition nouvelle, trouvee apres le deceds de l'Autheur, reveue & augmentee par luy1 copy · $25,000
Essayes Written In French By Michael Lord Of Montaigne Knight Of The Order Of S Michael Ge1 copy · A$8,500
Les Essais de Michel seigneur de Montagne, divisez en trois livres. Contenans un riche & r1 copy · €8,000
Les Essais de Michel, seigneur de Montaigne. Nouvelle édition exactement purgée des défaut1 copy · €3,500
Essays In Three Books With Notes And Quotations And An Account Of The Authors Life With A 1 copy · A$725
Essais De Michel De Montaigne Avec Les Notes De Tous Les Commentateurs Choisies Et Complet1 copy · €495
ESSAYS; Franklin Library1 copy · $325
SELECTED ESSAYS; Franklin Library1 copy · $298
THE ESSAYS OF MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE VOLUME 21 copy · $93
THE ESSAYS OF MONTAIGNE1 copy · $63
SELECTED ESSAYS; Including Roper's Life of More and Letters of More and His Daughter Marga1 copy · $53
ON FRIENDSHIP1 copy · $40
MONTAIGNE: SELECTED ESSAYS; Modern Library1 copy · $38
Market context
14 copies of Michel De Montaigne's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $88 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Essayes or Morall, Politike, and Militarie Discourses, 3rd edition, 1632 (dominic winter, 2026-01-01)£600
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