Catalogue des Livres de la Bibliotheque de M. Secousse, Avocat en Parlement, de l'Academie Roïale des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres [Barrois, auction catalogue, 1755 ]

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Contemporary leather, 8vo, stamped on both boards with the arms of Guillaume Pavée de Vendeuvre, French politician and peer (5 mars 1779, Paris - 15 décembre 1870, Troyes), xvi, 565 pp. 8227 lots. A handsome copy of this catalogue which described a truly imposing collection on the history of France, carefully arranged and catalogued by the owner himself. The collection was especially rich in ephemeral literature and contained no fewer than 400 portfolios of broadsides. In all the sale comprised 8227 lots, including MSS. Secousse was a member of the Academie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres and an editor of historical documents and over many years amassed this fine library of books on French history. At the auction, the majority of the library was purchased by Joseph Tauxier. Lonchamp and Olivier record that La Vallière also bought heavily at this sale. *The BnF copy includes a supplement (not present in our copy or the one other we have seen) comprising pp 457-80 and describing a further 44 lots which a ms note indicates were sold en bloc: it seems likely that the supplement was not widely issued. Very Good. N° de ref. del artículo ABE-50681

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