Catalogue des livres précieux, singuliers et rares, tant imprimés que manuscrits, qui composaient la bibliothéque de M.**, dont la vente se fera ... le 15 novembre 1803 (23 brumaire an 12), et jours suivans ..
Dominique Martin Méon, Lucius Wilmerding (Donor), François Chaignieau (Printer), Chez Bleuet (Bookseller), E.P. Goldschmidt & Co (Bookseller, Former owner)
Print Book, French, An xii, 1803
Ce catalogue se trouve a Paris, chez Bleuet jeune, libraire ... : Imprimerie de Chaignieau ainé, [Paris], An xii, 1803
Catalogs
xxiv, 522, 4, [2] p. ; 22 cm. (8vo)
78912493
Catalogue of the library of D.M. Méon. See Brunet, Dibdin et al. According to Lonchamp, Méon had taken advantage of the disorder of the French Revolution to buy books cheaply
Horne states price list and author index were promised by never printed
Dates of sale from printed schedule, bound with Grolier Club copy
Signatures: [a]⁸ b⁴, 1-32⁸ 33² ²33⁴ ( -²33₄)
4166 lots. "Additions à plusieurs articles du Catalogue"--Page 521-522
Errata: [2] p. at end
Grolier Club copy in modern half morocco over boards; priced in contemporary hand; lacks p. [i-iii] of prelims. and perhaps half-title; includes printed schedule of sale (4 p., affiche) bound at end; initials "E.G." at base of spine and bearing stock label of E.P. Goldschmidt on rear pastedown; entry from a Pearson & co. catalogue, c.1900, for a book from this sale, laid in
Place of sale: rue des Fossés Monmartre, no. 6, Paris. Date of sale: November 15, 1803-January 7, 1804.