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Turin, 1998, Regione Piemonte, Centro Studi Piemontesi Stiff card covers. 112pp. + 8pp. of color plates. B&W plates of all 100 bindings. Glossary, bibliography, index. Text in Italian. As New. Catalog of an exhibition of 100 fine Piedmont bindings from the Romantic Period, 1820-1855, held at the Museo Nazionale del Risorgimento Italiano di Torino on the occasion of the meeting of The International Association of Bibliophily in that city. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly reference Italy Italian libraries bibliography history fine binding decorative arts Torino more information

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Turin, 1994, Centro Studi Piemontesi Stiff card covers. 272pp. 411 B&W plates and 12 color plates of bindings. Text is in Italian, but the book consists almost entirely of plates. Near Fine. (bottom corner of back cover creased). Catalog of an exhibition of "Library Treasures", 400 examples of gorgeous bindings from private collections in the Piedmont, many never before displayed. They span the full history of bookbinding, from the 12th through the 20th century. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly reference Italy Italian libraries bibliography fine binding decorative arts Torino more information

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Turin, 1998, Archivio Storico Della Citta di Torino Stiff card covers with self-flaps. 82 pp. + 137 beautiful color plates of bindings. Glossary, bibliography, index. Text in Italian. As New. "The dress of memory" traces the history of binding in the Piedmont from the 13th through 19th centuries, with gorgeous examples from the Historical Archives of the City of Turin. Published on the occasion of the meeting of The International Association of Bibliophily in that city. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly reference Italy Italian French libraries bibliography history fine binding decorative arts Torino more information

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Turin, 1998, Regione Piemonte, Centro Studi Piemontesi Stiff card covers. 177pp. + 5pp. bookseller ads. B&W and color plates. As New. Articles are in Italian, or French (1). Sheet with summary of articles in English laid in. Topics include a comparison of Santa Croce in Florence and a miniature codex as emblems of worship; a recreation of the Library of the Monastery of San Sebastiano; researches on a textual bibliography of the main Turin print shop in the 16th & 17th centuries; early Piedmont bindings; early and rare editions of Jules Verne and more. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly reference Italy Italian French libraries bibliography history literature fine binding Torino more information

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Paris, 1958, Pierre Chretien Auction catalog, November 27, 1958. Soft cover. 131pp. 150 items. Color and B&W illus including letter facsimiles tipped in on stiff card pages. Occasional bookseller's notes penciled in margins. Article from The Times Literary Supplement assessing the auction laid in. No prices realized. Good (2 inch tear in spine cover, covers soiled, date in blue marker on front, discoloration on half-title from newspaper article.) A wide assortment of items from incunabula to modern illustrated books. The Times article gives prices realized as well as provenance and previous prices for high spots of the sale. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French book arts France history philosophy religion literature modern art graphic incunabula manuscripts Gothic more information

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Paris, 1988, Hotel Drouot Auction catalog, 10 June 1988. Stiff card cover. Unnum pp. 85 items. B&W and a few color plates. Estimations laid in. No prices realized. 66 items are rare manuscript material from the Royal Archives. Most are correspondence of Louis XIV dealing with affairs of State, but others date as far back as the 15th century (a letter signed by Louis XI) and as recently as a letter by Rimbaud. The rest of the items are 15th-17th century books (and a few 18th century) on various subjects in noteworthy editions and extraordinary bindings. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French France incunabula travel voyages literature history religion philosophy politics more information

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Paris, 1986, Nouveau Drouot Auction catalog, 8 December 1986. Stiff card covers. Unnum pp. 83 items. B&W plates of manuscripts. Estimations laid in. No prices realized. VG+. An extraordinary collection of Bloy material—first editions, presentation copies, proofs and manuscripts—assembled by P.A. Fils in Cairo and continued by Professor Charles Dunet. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French France literature manuscripts more information

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Paris, 1977, Drouot Rive Gauche Auction catalog, 15 March 1977. Stiff card cover with full-color reproduction of a Hetzel pictorial binding of Verne's 'De La Terre a La Lune'. Unnum. pp. 153 items. No prices realized. VG+ Features "for the first time in a public sale" a complete collection of the 47 titles in Hetzel's edition of Verne's "Voyages Extraordinaire". Also works by Hansi, Robida, Boussenard and Lacroix as well as a selection of literature and illustrated books from the 17th century forward. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French book arts France childrens bindings literature history illustrated books more information

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Paris, 1961, Hotel Drouot / Palais Galliera for Maurice Rheims and Rene-G. Laurin Auction catalog, March 11 & 13, 1961. Soft cover, with French (self) jacket. Unnum pp. 240 items. Many B&W and 1 color plate, plus B&W illus. Card invitation to private preview laid in. No prices realized. G+ (2 inches of spine covering gone, bottom spine tip chipped, fold on corner of back wrap). Includes books from the 16th century forward with many works inscribed or with original drawings. Also a group of historic and literary memoirs. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French book arts modern France history philosophy religion literature more information

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Paris, 2000, Drouot Richelieu for O. Rieunier & I. Bailly-Pommery Auction catalog, March 10, 2000. Soft cover. 63pp. 225 items. B&W and color illus. Nice color cover illus. of 19th Chilean native costume. No prices realized. Fine. Items from the 15th century forward on a variety of subjects, particularly rich in works on the Hispanic world and in travel and voyages. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French literature France history religion philosophy art early printing Spain Latin America South America incunabula maps more information

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Paris, 1975, Hotel Drouot Auction catalog.17-18 March 1975. Stiff card covers. 84pp. 322 items. Heavily illustrated with B&W photos. Estimates. No prices realized. VG A wide variety of items from the 16th to 19th centuries. Includes original editions of the Romantics with an important group of Stendhal works, armorial bindings, almanacs and books of hours, and works with significant provenances. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French book arts France literature modern illustrated books art history more information

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Paris, 1976, Drouot Rive-Gauche Auction catalog. 25 March 1976. Stiff card covers. Unnum. pp. 239 items. B&W illustrations. Forward by Henri Jadoux and Sacha Guitry. No prices realized. VG ("Keep" in ink on cover, crease in one corner). Includes Ronsard, Descartes, Pascal, Corneille, Racine, La Fontaine, Moliere, Beaumarchais, Marivaux, Rousseau, Chateaubriand, Hugo, Balzac, Musset, Stendhal, Baudelaire, Flaubert, Renan, Verlaine, France, Gide, Renard, Colette, an exemplaire exceptionnel des Histoires Naturelles de Jules Renard, illustrees par Toulouse-Lautrec, and more. The 19th century items are further distinguished by the fact that they are all presentation copies. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French book arts France literature history politics bindings art drama theater theatre more information

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Paris, 1975, Ader Picard Tajan and Palais Galliera Auction catalog, 10-11 June 1975. Gilt decorated cloth hardcover. 170pp. 350 items. B&W and beautiful tipped-in color illustrations--48 full-page plates plus additional smaller illustrations. Index of books printed on vellum and list of Aldines. Prices realized laid in. VG (minor shelf-soiling on the covers; contents are as new). The first of 2 sales of the library of Sir Robert Abdy, this one focuses on the older books including architecture, antiquities, decorative art, natural history, 18th century illustrated books, armorial and other fine bindings. Worth the price for the color plates alone. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French book arts France literature history bindings animals plants nature travel voyages more information

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Paris, 1975, Hotel Drouot Auction catalog, 17-18 December 1975. Stiff card covers. Unnum. pp. 412 items. B&W photos. No prices realized. VG (Ink note on cover, light cover wear). A fine collection of books and documents from the 17th century covering all of the major political and literary movements. An interesting foreword by Professor Millot describes how he built his first collection, lost it due to financial difficulties, and built a second one, with insight on the standards he used while buying. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French book arts France literature history politics bindings more information

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Paris, 1976, Drouot Rive Gauche Auction catalog, 29 October 1976. Soft cover. Unnum pp. 270 items. Many B&W illus. 4 full-page color plates tipped in. Photo portrait of Dunoyer de Segonzac. Estimations laid in. No prices realized. VG (Small mark on back cover). Well worth the price for the illustrations alone. Many 20th century artists are represented as well as many works by Dunoyer de Segonzac himself. Books illustrated by Bofa, Buffet, Chagall, Ciry, Derain, Dufy, Goerg, Gromaire, Hasegawa, Jacquemin, Laurencin, Maillol, Manet, Redon, Toulouse-Lautrec, Vlaminck and many more. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French book arts France modern art graphic engravings drawings illustrated books more information

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Paris, 1977, Drouot Rive Gauche Auction catalog, 28 November 1977. Stiff card cover. Unnum. pp. 182 items. Wonderful B&W plates. Tables of places, engravers, and military items. No prices realized. VG (Few marks and slight rubbing on covers). A collection of truly one-of-a-kind items, mostly original drawings, watercolors and manuscripts, tracing the history of architecture from Vitruvius to the great names of the 19th century. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French book arts France history decorative art military fortifications graphic Italy more information

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Paris, 1978, Drouot Rive-Gauche Auction catalog, 20 February 1978. Stiff card cover. Unnum. pp. 248 items. Many B&W illustrations. Brief biography of the Marechal and description of the collection. Estimations laid in. No prices realized. As a "man of action" the Marechal's library focuses mainly on the arts of war and voyages, but it includes literature, natural history,archictecture, strategy, firearms, equestrianism and horses, hunting, medicine, cartography, colonies, slavery, foreign history, regionalism. Also memoirs and historical works on the Revolution, Empire, Restoration and the July Monarchy. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French book arts France war Europe find bindings restauration monarchie de Juillet hippologie military more information

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Paris, 1989, Nouveau Drouot for Audap, Godeau, Solanet Auction catalog, 9 June 1989. Stiff card cover. Unnum pp. 111 items. Nice B&W illus. No prices realized. VG. Mostly French regionalism—Alsace, Artois, Brittany and Lorraine—including books and albums. Also historical manuscript material mostly from the 17th to 19th centuries, as well as a selection of fine 18th century illustrated books. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French France literature history travel voyages more information

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Paris, 1992, Drouot Richelieu for Audap, Godeau, Solanet Auction catalog, March 24, 1992. Soft cover. Unnum pp. 110 items. B&W illus. No prices realized. VG+ Varied sale including incunabula, voyages including a 1648 natural history of Brazil, bibliography and the book arts and 20th century illustrated books. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French literature France history religion philosophy travel voyages South America more information

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Paris, 1986, Nouveau Drouot Auction catalog, 19 December 1986. Stiff card covers. Unnum pp. 206 items. B&W and a few color illustrations. No prices realized. VG+ Mostly illuminated manuscripts and books of the 15th through 18th centuries, with a small selection of 19th century illustrated books and works on bibliography. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French France literature manuscripts incunabula more information

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Paris, 1978, Drouot Rive Gauche Auction catalog, 11-12 October 1978. Stiff card cover. Unnum. pp. 274 items. B&W illustrations. No prices realized. VG (Few soft creases on covers.) As the last volume of 5 covering the sale of this collection, and somewhat the odds and ends remaining after the first 4 parts, Antiquarian books from the 17th and 18th centuries and sections on the Romantics and modern authors, mostly literary works. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French book arts France literature history more information

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Paris, 1976, Drouot Rive Gauche Auction catalog, 10 December 1976. Stiff card cover. Unnum. pp. 104 items. B&W and tipped-in color plates. Estimations laid in. No prices realized. VG (Pencil notes on front cover.) Books in all areas the 16th – 19th centuries. Includes Villon, Marot, Marguerite de Navarre, Rabelais, Montaigne, Descartes, Pascal, Moliere, Racine, Bossuet, Brantome, La Rochefoucauld, Montesquieu, Chenier, Constant, Balzac, Musset, Stendhal, Merimee, Flaubert, Verlaine, Wilde, 'Les Caprices' de Goya and more. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French book arts France literature history politics illustrated books fine bindings more information

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Paris, 1977, Drouot Rive Gauche Auction catalog, 22 April 1977. Stiff card cover. Unnum. pp. 130 items. B&W illustrations. Estimations laid in. No prices realized. Fine. Mostly first editions of contemporary authors, many with inscriptions. Includes Apollinaire, Barbey D'Aurevilly, Flaubert, Courteline, France, Gide, Larbaud, Huysmans, Louys, Mallarme, Maupassant, Proust, Renan, Rimbaud, De Tinan, Toulet, Valery, Verlaine, Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Albums of Goya and Toulouse-Lautrec and more. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French book arts France literature history illustrated books more information

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Paris, 1977, Drouot Rive Gauche Auction catalog, 15 November 1977. Stiff card cover. Unnum. pp. 116 items. B&W and 1 tipped-in color plate. No prices realized. VG (Few soft creases on front cover.) Manuscript and autograph material from many prominent literary figures. Description include extensive quotations from the items. Includes Apollinaire, Balzac Barbey D'Aurevilly, Baudelaire, Courteline, Flaubert, Huysmans, Mallarme, Musset, Nerval, Proust, Renard, Stendhal, Toulet, Valery, Verlaine, Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, and more. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French book arts France literature history more information

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Paris, 1976, Drouot Rive-Gauche Auction catalog. 7-8 April 1976. Stiff card covers. Unnum. pp. 284 items. B&W illustrations. Preface by Roger Pierrot of the Bibliotheque Nationale. No prices realized. VG (Light wear to covers. Note on half-title with source for prices realized). An extensive collection of fine Balzac editions, with letters, and books from Balzac's own library., assembled by Gabalda, a pre-eminent Balzac collector. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French book arts France literature history bindings more information

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Paris, 1989, Hotel Drouot for Etienne Libert et Alain Castor Auction catalog, 16 June 1989. Stiff card cover. Unnum pp. 184 items. B&W photos. Estimations given with items. No prices realized. VG. 17th -20th books on history, the French Revolution, memoirs both military and political, regionalism, and heraldic manuscripts. Also fine bindings with provenance, a large selection of royal almanachs, atlases and plate books and a sprinkling of modern illustrated books by Rodin, Forain, Gerbault, Robaudi, Louis Jou and others. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French France literature history travel voyages heraldry more information

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Paris, 1977, Drouot Rive Gauche Auction catalog, 12-13 December 1977. Stiff card cover. Unnum. pp. 254 items. Index. Many document facsimiles. No prices realized. VG+ (1 small ink mark on front). A really remarkable private collection of manuscript and autograph material and documents from Louis XI to Charles De Gaulle, including kings, queens and princesses of France, heads of State, Ministers, political, military and maritime figures, celebrated people from the French Revolution, Napoleon and his family, marshalls and generals, the Restoration, Second Empire, foreign sovereigns and important figures from the present day. With extensive excerpts from the items, an invaluable resource for anyone interested in French, military, or European history. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French book arts France war Europe more information

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Paris, 1987, Hotel Drouot Auction catalog, 29 June 1987. Stiff card cover. Unnum pp. 269 items. B&W illus. No prices realized. VG+ General collection of 18th & 19th century books with special sections on genealogy, travel & voyages, Brittany, and the Academy of Sciences. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French France history literature regionalism politics philosophy religion science more information

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Paris, 1977, Drouot Rive Gauche Auction catalog, 21 and 23 March 1977. Soft cover. Unnum. pp. 367 items. A few document facsimiles. No prices realized. VG Sale catalog of letters, documents, autographs and manuscript material by important figures in every field. Part I – Autographs anciens et modernes, Bloy, Celine, Chateaubriand, Cocteau, Louys, Mallarme, Mistral, Samain, Stendahl, Voltaire, Proust et Verlaine, Bourdelle, Courbet, Delacroix, Favory, Gromaire, Laprade, Lebourg, Millet, Monet, Picabia, Pissarro, Rodin, Lettre Autographe de Napoleon I, nombreuses pieces historiques et documents. Part II – Collection Alfred Le Roux, ancien Ministre de l'Agriculture, Litterateurs, artistes, hommes politiques, militaires, musiciens, peintres et sculpteurs, savants, Lettre de Marie de Medicis, Balzac, Berlioz, Liszt, Chateaubriand, Delacroix, Gautier, Gounod, Hugo, Ingres, Musset, Proudhon, Rachel, Renan, Verne, Vigny, Wordsworth, etc. You name them, they're here with excerpts quoted from many of the pieces. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French book arts France manuscripts literature history music politics artists writers musicians politicians church religion military more information

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Paris, 1989, Drouot-Montaigne for Mes. Laurin Guilloux Buffetaud Tailleur Auction catalog, 20-21 April 1989. Stiff card cover in clear plastic DJ. Unnum pp. 245 items. Lavishly illustrated with color plates & 63 B&W plates of manuscript material. Preface by Gabriel de Broglie. Introduction to the collection by Eric Buffetaud. Index by name and binder. Estimations and invitation to private preview laid in. VG/VG (Spine tips slightly bumped, small tear in bottom edge of DJ). Sickles was the son of the American Ambassador to Belgium and grandson of American Civil War General Sickles. His collection, 50 years in the making, encompassed more than 10,000 pieces and was "probably the most important collection of manuscripts, letters and books on the 19th century French literature ever assembled by a single person, since the Vicomte de Lovenjoul." This is the first sale of a series expected to last over 3 years. It contains many first rate and unique items and is an indispensable reference for anyone interested in French literature of the 19th century. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French France literature manuscripts more information

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Paris, 1987, Hotel Drouot Auction catalog, 27 April 1987. Soft cover. Unnum pp. 245 items. Prices realized written in margins. Near VG (Creases on spine). A varied general sale of books from the 16th – 20th centuries including a few lots of sketches (some by Cocteau) and photographs. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French France literature more information

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Paris, 1987, Hotel Drouot for Maitres Rabourdin & Choppin de Janvry Auction catalog, 27 November 1987. Stiff card cover. Unnum pp. 73 items. B&W and a few color plates. Estimations laid in. No prices realized. Books from the 16th-19th centuries notable for fine bindings, many signed, and celebrated provenances. Topics include science (Agricola, Laplace, Diderot, D'Alembert and others), Gastronomy, Ornithology, Protestantism and others. Also fine 18th century illustrated books. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French France history religion philosophy cooking food illustrated books more information

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Geneve, 1953, Nicolas Rauch Auction catalog, March 4, 1953. Soft cover. 218pp. 767 items plus 52 B&W plates. Other B&W illus and 4 beautiful double page fold-out plates of manuscripts. No prices realized. Fair. (Front cover detached. 1 illustration cut out, affecting items 91 & 92). An extremely fine collection of early books and manuscripts with almost half the catalog devoted to 17th century and earlier. Also includes much modern and romantic literature and illustrated books, and 80 first editions by C.-F. Ramuz. Items are very well annotated. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French literature France history religion philosophy modern art incunabula early printing more information

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Geneve, 1962, Nicolas Rauch Auction catalog, June 18, 1962. One of 1100 copies. Soft cover. 85pp. 139 items. Many B&W illus. No prices realized. Near VG. (Covers yellowed). Books through the 18th century on all subjects, including a nice selection of incunabula. Items are well annotated. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French literature France history religion philosophy art early printing more information

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Geneve, 1952, Nicolas Rauch Auction catalog, May 12-14, 1952. Soft cover. 178pp. 847 items plus 64 B&W plates. Other B&W illus and 1 double page black and red map. WITH Catalogue de Vente No. 2 de la Nouvelle Serie, 14pp. 132 items on the fine arts. No prices realized. VG. Catalogue No. 1 is Rauch's first auction catalog and the late W. S. Kundig's last as most of the descriptions were written by him. A fine collection of rare and antiquarian items from illuminated manuscripts and incunabula to the 20th century. All subjects, including a section on bibliography, reference and the books arts and much modern and romantic literature and illustrated books. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French literature France history religion philosophy decorative modern art early printing more information

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Redu, Belgium, n.d. [1987], Noel Anselot Soft cover. 106pp. + 19pp. B&W plates. 495 items. VG+ ( Date/exchange rate & 1/2" tape mark on front cover). A broad selection of antiquarian books on all subjects from the 16th through the 20th century. Keywords: Modern art French scholarly history literature catalogs philiosophy science medicine Switzerland bibliography books on books reference book collecting more information

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Redu, Belgium, n.d. [1988], Noel Anselot Soft cover. 79pp. + 13pp. B&W plates. 475 items. Date/exchange rate on front cover, else Fine. A catalog devoted to fine 20th century illustrated books. Keywords: Modern art French scholarly catalogs bibliography books on books reference book collecting more information

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Tours, n.d. [1982], Odile Bienvault Soft cover. 30pp. 220 items. B&W illustrations. Very nice color illus. on front cover from Duhamel Du Monceau, "Traite des Arbres fruitiers". VG (date & exchange rate on front; one corner slightly bumped). Subjects include literature, history, beaux-arts, voyages, military, science & medicine, botany, hunting, forests. Keywords: Books on books book collecting bibliography French scholarly France catalogs reference more information

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Paris, 1999, Hotel Drouot for PIASA (Picard Audap Solanet & Associes Auction catalog, June 16, 1999. Soft cover. 78pp. 229 items. Heavily illustrated in color and B&W. No prices realized. VG Works from incunabula through 20th century illustrated books. Many fine plate books on architecture as well as botany, caricatures, costume, decoration, gardens, and ornithology. Fine bindings, livres de peintres, a group of drawings by Andre Malraux and a small selection of books from the library of Dora Maar Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French book arts modern decorative art France painting surrealism plants birds animals horticulture landscape design more information

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Paris, 1990, Picard Librairie Internationale Soft cover. 3 catalogs. 72pp. and 1594-1785 items each. Near Fine (exchange rate on cover.) The janvier-mars, avril-mai, juin-juillet and septembre-octobre 1990 catalogs from this generalist antiquarian dealer. Mostly 19th & 20th century works on literature, history, beaux-arts, architecture, archeologie, regionalism, voyages, religion and more. Keywords: Books on books book collecting bibliography reference French scholarly France catalogs fine art modern more information

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Paris, 1989, Picard Librairie Internationale Soft cover. 3 catalogs. 74-82pp. and 1600-1968 items each. VG (exchange rate penciled on cover.) The avril-mai 1989, juin-juillet 1989, and septembre-octobre 1989 catalogs from this generalist antiquarian dealer. Mostly 19th & 20th century works on literature, history, beaux-arts, architecture, archeologie, regionalism, voyages, religion and more. Keywords: Books on books book collecting bibliography reference French scholarly France catalogs fine art modern more information

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Paris, 1992, Picard Librairie Internationale Soft cover. 104pp. 2365 items. Fine. The septembre-octobre 1992 catalog from this generalist antiquarian dealer. Mostly 19th & 20th century works on literature, history, beaux-arts, archeologie, regionalism, voyages, religion and more. Keywords: Books on books book collecting bibliography reference French scholarly France catalogs fine art modern more information

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Paris, 1988 & 1989, Picard Librairie Internationale Soft cover. 3 catalogs. 64-80pp. and 1454-1783 items each. VG The septembre-octobre 1988, Novembre-Decembre 1988, and Janvier-Fevrier 1989 catalogs from this generalist antiquarian dealer. Mostly 19th & 20th century works on bibliography, literature, history, beaux-arts, architecture, archeologie, regionalism, voyages, religion and more. Keywords: Books on books book collecting bibliography reference French scholarly France catalogs fine art modern more information

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Paris, n.d. [1984], Pierre Beres Glossy silver soft cover. 859 items, including manuscript material and many signed and inscribed items. Heavily illustrated in B&W. VG (corners a little bumped). Many of the authors' signatures are illustrated, making this an especially valuable resource. Keywords: Books on books book collecting bibliography French scholarly France catalogs reference literature more information

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Paris, 1984 & n.d. [1987?], Rene Cluzel Libraire-Expert Soft cover. 2 catalogs, 44 &52pp. 351 & 251 items. 1 volume has sepia photos. VG (dates & exchange rate on covers). General antiquarian stock, from the 17th century forward, including curiosa, occultism, philosophy, religion, history, literature, illustrated books, and voyages. Keywords: Books on books book collecting bibliography French scholarly France catalogs reference erotica esoterica more information

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Paris, n.d. [1977], Librairie Robert D. Vallette Soft cover. Unnum pp. 205 items. B&W illus. VG (Date, exchange rate and "Fine Stuff!" inked on cover). Interesting selection of older, fine antiquarian works from the 15th through 18th century, on a wide variety of subjects. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French travel voyages art history science religion literature France philosophy more information

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Copenhagen, n.d. [1968], Rosenkilde and Bagger Soft covers. 76pp. 500 items. Many B&W illus. Near VG (date and title underlined in red on cover; cover edges slightly yellowed). Topics include Ecclesiastic history & theology, economy, folklore, French topography, history, law, Napoleon, philosophy, and politics. Books are mostly from the 18th & 19th century. Most descriptions and annotations are in English. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French France regionalism religion social science travel voyages more information

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Paris, 1977, Drouot Rive Gauche Auction catalog, 28 March 1977. Stiff card cover. Unnum. pp. 141 items. 2 B&W plates and illustrated covers. Estimations laid in. No prices realized. VG (Exchange rate on cover.) A select group of items, all with important provenance. Includes books and manuscripts from the 15th & 16th centuries, 18th century illustrated books, books on science and natural history from all periods, autographs of Fenelon, manuscripts by Lamartine, souvenirs of the Prince Imperial, literary first editions and presentation copies. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French book arts France literature history incunabula more information

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Paris, 1974, Hotel Drouot Auction catalog, 27 June 1974. Stiff card covers. Unnum pp. 230 items. B&W facsimiles of documents. No prices realized. VG (Thumb-sized and 2 smaller smears of red ink on front cover). Manuscripts, letters and other documents written or signed by prominent musicians, writers, politicians, military figures, artists and others. Includes Louis XIV, Napoleon, De Gaulle, Trotsky, Balzac, Hugo, Jarry, Louys, Maupassant, Berlioz, Faure, Massenet, Satie, Stravinsky and many more. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference French book arts France literature music politics history art composers more information

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Lyon, 1989, Salvador Miraglia Soft cover. 84pp. 2059 items. VG+ (date & exchange rate penciled on front). A fine selection of items ranging from the 18th through the 20th centuries. Topics that are well represented include science, medicine, history, voyages and geography, bibliography and book arts, literature. Keywords: Books on books book collecting scholarly catalogs reference literature art French catalogue more information

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