Bibliothecae Bridgesianae Catalogus: or, a Catalogue of the Entire Library of John Bridges, Late of Lincolns-Inn, Esq; Consisting of Above 4000 Books and Manuscripts in all Languages and Faculties; particularly in Classics and History; and especially the History and Antiquities of Great-Britain and Ireland: which will begin to be sold by Auction on Monday the seventh Day of February 1725/6, at his Chambers in Lincolns-Inn, No 6
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: BRIDGES, John)
Engraved allegorical frontis (slightly cropped at outer margin). 3 p.l. (incl. frontis.), 199 pp. 8vo, attractive blue morocco-backed boards, spine lettered in gilt. London: Printed by J. Tonson & J. Watts, 1725/26. The English issue of the sale catalogue of the library of John Bridges (1666-1724), historian of Northamptonshire. Bridges left his fine library to his two brothers, who prepared an inventory catalogue in 1725 for sale. Their efforts were apparently fruitless as the books were sent to... Read More
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Verzeichniss einer beträchtlichen, dem verstorbenen Hofapotheker Herrn Meyer in Stettin ehemals zugehörigen Sammlung von vortrefflich gehaltenen…Büchern, welche den 16ten Januar und folg. Tage 1815…durch den Königl. Auctionscommissarius Bratring…meistbietend versteigert werden sollen
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: MEYER, Johann Carl Friedrich)
1 p.l., 109 pp. Small 8vo, attractive modern marbled wrappers. Berlin: 1815. The very rare sale catalogue — Loh, Vol. 6, p. 102, locates no copy — of the fine scientific library of Meyer (1739-1811), owner of the Hof-Apotheke in Stettin. He studied chemistry in Berlin under J.H. Pott and A.S. Marggraf, and in 1764 he went to Uppsala University, where he studied botany with Linnaeus and possibly chemistry with J.G. Wallerius. In 1780 Meyer founded a distillery... Read More
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Catalogue de Tableaux et Esquisses, Miniatures et Dessins, Estampes…Terre cuite, Biscuit, Bronze; Empreintes en plomb et en soufre; Statues, petites Figures, Bustes et Masques en Plâtre; Tablettes de Porphire rouge, Ustensiles de Peinture et Bordures dorées, Après le Décès de… Par F. L. Regnault. Cette Vente se fera les matins des mercredi 4, jeudi 5, vendredi 6 et samedi 7 novembre…
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: SUVÉE, Joseph Benoît, painter)
24 pp. 8vo (220 x 138 mm.), late 19th-cent. brown calf-backed marbled boards (joints a little worn), title on spine. Paris: Regnault & André, 1807. The rare auction catalogue offering the collection of Suvée (1743-1807), the Belgian-born painter. In 1801 he became director of the Académie de France in Rome. This catalogue has 179 lots of paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, painter’s tools, frames, etc. 43 lots of paintings and 17 lots of drawings are by Suvée. Nice... Read More
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![Catalogue d’Estampes…Planches gravées, Tableaux, Gouaches et Dessins, Du Cabinet de M. *** [in cont. ms]: “Viglianis peintre.” Par F. L. Regnault-Delalande. Cette Vente se fera le Lundi 1er Avril et les deux jours suivans…](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/598/943/1336943598.0.l.jpg)
Catalogue d’Estampes…Planches gravées, Tableaux, Gouaches et Dessins, Du Cabinet de M. *** [in cont. ms]: “Viglianis peintre.” Par F. L. Regnault-Delalande. Cette Vente se fera le Lundi 1er Avril et les deux jours suivans…
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: [VIGLIANIS, Joseph Pascal or Jean])
20 pp. 8vo (198 x 125 mm.), modern aubergine cloth (head of spine a little worn), title on upper cover. Paris: Félix & Regnault-Delalande, 1822. An extremely rare auction catalogue inventorying the collection of an obscure painter active at the turn of the century. A contemporary annotator has written in the surname for this anonymous sale on the title-page, corroborating Lugt’s attribution. An 1817 almanac of Paris records a painter with the same surname working at rue de... Read More
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![Catalogue des Livres rares et précieux, et des Manuscrits, composant la Bibliothèque de M*** [“de Cotte” supplied in a contemporary hand], dont la Vente se fera le Jeudi 22 Germinal (12 Avril 1804) et jours suivans…](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/745/048/1011048745.0.l.jpg)
Catalogue des Livres rares et précieux, et des Manuscrits, composant la Bibliothèque de M*** [“de Cotte” supplied in a contemporary hand], dont la Vente se fera le Jeudi 22 Germinal (12 Avril 1804) et jours suivans…
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: COTTE, Jules François de)
xii, 320, [4] pp. 8vo, cont. polished calf triple gilt fillet round sides, flat spine gilt, blue morocco lettering pieces on spine. Paris: G. De Bure père et fils, 1804. An important sale, containing a large portion of books from the famous De Boze collection. De Boze’s library was acquired in 1753 before the scheduled auction jointly by Cotte (1721-1804), Président au Parlement de Paris, and Charles Robert Boutin, Maître des Requêtes, for the sum of 83,000 livres.... Read More
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Catalogue d’une Collection de Tableaux de diverses Ecoles, Gravures sous verre et en feuilles, Gouaches et Miniatures, Provenant du Cabinet d’un Amateur, Dont la Vente se fera…les 21, 22, 23 et 24 Novembre 1814…
by AUCTION CATALOGUE: CLISORIUS, Léonard André, expert
38 pp. 8vo (205 x 133 mm.), self-bound, orig. stitching strengthened with scotch tape. Paris: Clisorius & Sibire, [1814]. A very rare sale catalogue of paintings, drawings, and prints; WorldCat locates no example in North America. The sale was administered by Clisorius (n.d.), a mid-level paintings dealer, whose involvement in art auctions began in March 1802. He held a number of auctions to dissolve the inventory of other art dealers. Inscribed on the copy of the British Library... Read More
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Catalogue des Tableaux précieux, des plus grands Maîtres des Ecoles Flamande & Hollandoise; qui composaient le Cabinet de Monsieur le Duc de la Valliere; dont la Vente se fera…le Mercredi 21 Février 1781, & jours suivans…Sous la direction de A. Paillet, Peintre
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: LA VALLIERE, Louis César de la Baume Le Blanc, duc de)
48 pp. 8vo (180 x 130 mm.), late 19th-cent. brown morocco-backed marbled boards, spine gilt. Paris: Delaville & Paillet, 1781. The auction catalogue of 114 paintings belonging to the Duc de la Vallière (1708-80), the greatest bibliophile of the 18th century. This copy is fully priced, with many buyers’ names added in a contemporary hand. In addition to his fervent book collecting, La Vallière amassed an impressive collection of Italian and Northern school paintings, described here. The... Read More
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Catalogue des Estampes, Vases de Poterie étrusques, figures, Bas-reliefs & Bustes de bronze, de marbre & de terre cuite, Ouvrages en marqueterie du célebre Boule pere, Pièces de Méchanique, & autres Objets curieux du Cabinet de feu… Par P. Remy
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: CROZAT, Louis Antoine, Baron de Thiers)
viii, 185 pp. Small 8vo, attractive antique calf-backed paste paper boards, spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. Paris: Muzier, 1772. An uncommon catalogue describing the famed collection of the Crozat dynasty of collectors. Louis Antoine (1700-70), a general and sophisticated collector in his own right, was the son of Antoine Crozat (1655-1738), and the nephew of Pierre Crozat (1665-1740), both wealthy merchants — though Pierre was ironically known as “Crozat le Pauvre,” compared to his brother... Read More
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Catalogue des Tableaux, Dessins, Marbres, Bronzes, et Porcelaines du Cabinet de feu M. Prault Ainé…Dont la Vente se fera les 13 et 14 Février 1807, en sa Maison…
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: PRAULT, Louis François)
8 pp. 8vo, 19th-cent. marbled boards (joints restored), spine gilt. Paris: Poultier & Constantin, 1807. The rare sale catalogue, fully priced in a contemporary hand, of Louis François Prault (1734-1806), ancien Imprimeur du Roi and son of the great publisher and bookseller Laurent François (1712-80). Prault’s firm printed many auction catalogues in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Because of the Constantins relationship with the Prault family, who printed almost all of their sale catalogues, either Guillaume Jean... Read More
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Catalogue des Tableaux précieux, des plus grands Maîtres des Ecoles Flamande & Hollandoise; qui composaient le Cabinet de Monsieur le Duc de la Valliere; dont la Vente se fera…le Mercredi 21 Février 1781, & jours suivans…Sous la direction de A. Paillet, Peintre
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: LA VALLIERE, Louis César de la Baume Le Blanc, duc de)
48 pp. 8vo (180 x 130 mm.), attractive antique marbled boards. Paris: Delaville & Paillet, 1781. The auction catalogue of 114 paintings belonging to the Duc de la Vallière (1708-80), one of the greatest bibliophiles of the 18th century. This copy is fully priced, with most buyers’ names added in a contemporary hand. In addition to his fervent book collecting, La Vallière amassed an impressive collection of Italian and Northern school paintings, described here. The present catalogue... Read More
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Catalogue raisonné, des Bijoux, Porcelaines, Bronzes, Lacqs, Lustres de cristal de roche et de Porcelaine, Pendules de goût, & autres Meubles curieux ou composés; Tableaux, Desseins, Estampes, Coquilles, & autres Effets de curiosité, provenans de la succession de…Cette Vente se fera, seulement pour la partie des Bijoux, dans les premiers jours du mois de Decembre 1747. Les autres Effets curieux ne seront vendus que le premier Lundi de Carême 4 Mars 1748, & jours suivans. Par E. F. Gersaint
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: ANGRAN, Louis Auguste, Vicomte de Fonspertuis)
Finely engraved frontis. (mounted on a stub at an early date). xvi, ix-xii, 306, lv pp. Small 8vo (165 x 100 mm.), cont. mottled sheep, green morocco lettering-pieces on spine, spine gilt. Paris: P. Prault & J. Barrois, 1747. The uncommon catalogue of one of Gersaint’s great auctions, with his customary erudite descriptions. The Vicomte de Fonspertuis (1669-1747), “despite a Jansenist education, entered whole-heartedly into the life of the royal court and won the favour of Philippe... Read More
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Catalogue d’une Nombreuse Collection d’Estampes et de Dessins de Grands Maîtres, Après le décès de…et cessation de Commerce de J. Guill. Alibert, Marchand d’Estampes. Par Franç. Léand. Regnault. Cette Vente se fera les…25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, avril, 2, 3, 4, & 5 mai 1803…
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: ALIBERT, Madame J. G.)
viii, 167 pp. 8vo, orig. pink paper wrappers, uncut. Paris: Regnault-Delalande, 1803. A rare sale catalogue, fully priced in a contemporary hand. This sale took place following the death of the widow of Jean Guillaume Alibert (?1763-180?), who died shortly after her husband. He was a well-known dealer and publisher of prints on Rue Fromenteau in Paris. The business’s stock was liquidated and the present catalogue features famous works by Audran, Callot, Edelinck, Pesne, etc. The... Read More
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Catalogue des Tableaux. Gouaches, Miniatures, Dessins, Estampes, Bronzes, Marbres, Terres cuites, Ivoires, Porcelaines de Sèvres, de Saxe et du Japon; Meubles de Boulle, vieux laque du Japon, Instrumens de musique, etc., etc. Provenant du Cabinet de feu… Dont la vente aura lieu le mardi 14 février 1815 et jours suivans…[Expert: C. Paillet]
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: PERRIER, Marc François)
47 pp. 8vo (200 x 131 mm.), orig. green printed wrappers preserved in green morocco-backed marbled boards, spine gilt, marbled endpapers. Paris: C. Paillet & Chariot, [1815]. A very scarce sale catalogue. Perrier (d. 1814) was an art dealer who primarily sold modern pictures. He is praised in the Avertissement as a steadfast supporter of a number of contemporary artists. This auction was held at his home on rue des Deux-Ecus, no. 33 (now rue Berger). The present... Read More
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Catalogue des Livres et Estampes de feu M. De La Haye, Fermier general. Par G. Martin
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: LA HAYE DE FOSSÉS, Marin de)
xii, 396 pp. 8vo, cont. mottled calf, spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. Paris: G. Martin, 1754. A rare sale catalogue of the library of a Fermier général. According to the Preface by Gabriel Martin, La Haye (1684-1753) was a son of one of the Sécretaires du Roi; he became a Fermier General in 1718 and served in this capacity until his death in 1753 at the age of sixty-nine. He was extremely successful and acquired... Read More
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Catalogue des Livres composant la Bibliothèque de feu… dont la Vente aura lieu le mercredi 12 janvier 1825, et jours suivans…
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: HURTAULT, Maximilian Joseph)
Lithograph frontis. port. of the collector. 2 p.l., 14, [2], 166 pp. 8vo, attractive antique half-calf paste-paper boards, red morocco lettering-piece on spine, spine gilt. Paris: J.S. Merlin, 1824. The uncommon sale catalogue of Hurtault (1765-1824), Architecte du roi, member of the Institut, and inspector general of public works, who conducted significant restorations of the Tuileries and Fontainebleau. He was especially interested in English architecture — demonstrated by the numerous British books in his collection — and designed... Read More
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Museum Selectum, sive Catalogus Librorum viri clariss. Michaelis Brochard, cum Indice Auctorum Alphabetico
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: BROCHARD, Michel)
Woodcut printer’s device on title. xvi, 325, [42] pp. 8vo, cont. mottled calf (ends of spine a bit chipped, three corners a trifle worn), spine richly gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine (label a little chipped). Paris: G. Martin, 1729. Michel Brochard (d. 1728 or 1729), philologist and professor of the humanities at the Collège Mazarin, was one of the most distinguished collectors of his time. He also assisted Cisternay Du Fay in the formation of his... Read More
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Catalogue des Livres et Estampes du Cabinet de feu M. de Gravelle, Conseiller au Parlement: dont la vente se fera…lundi 17 Avril 1752 & jours suivans
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: GRAVELLE, Michel Pierre Philippe l’Evesque de)
1 p.l., 120 pp.; 21 p. & 19 leaves of author index in a contemporary hand. Two parts in one vol. 8vo, attractive antique calf-backed paste-paper boards, spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. Paris: G. Martin, 1752. One in a series of the very rare later auction catalogues issued by Gabriel Martin (the Paris de Meyzieu of 1761 being his last). This library was formed by Gravelle (1699-1752), a magistrate in the court of inquiry of... Read More
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Bibliotheca Heinsiana sive Catalogus Librorum quos magno studio & sumptu, dum viveret, collegit vir illustris Nicolaus Heinsius...in duas Partes divisus
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: HEINSIUS, N.)
Woodcut vignette on title. 1 p.l., 374 pp.; 286 pp. Two parts in one vol. Thick 12mo, cont. speckled calf (well-rebacked with the orig. spine laid-down), spine nicely gilt. Leyden: J. de Vivie, 1682. First edition, Pollard's issue iii. “The sale catalogue of the polymath library of Nicolaus Heinsius, eminent Dutch classical scholar, Neo-Latin poet, and diplomatist, containing over 13,000 lots. It was immediately recognized as having more than ephemeral value, and was reissued as a reference work,... Read More
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Catalogue de quelques Tableaux et Dessins, et d’une belle Collection d’Estampes encadrées, en feuilles & en recueils, provenans du Cabinet de feu M. Le Sueur. Dont la Vente se fera le Lundi 26 Janvier 1778, & jours suivans… [Expert: F. Joullain]
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: LE SUEUR, ?Nicolas)
23 pp. 8vo (215 x 140 mm.), late 19th-century marbled boards, brown leather lettering-piece on spine. Paris: Me. Poquereau [sic.] & Joullain, 1778. A very rare sale catalogue with no copy represented in North American institutional collections. The owner of this collection may have been Nicolas Le Sueur (1691-1764), the son of Pierre Le Sueur II. This catalogue describes 171 lots, mostly consisting of prints executed after famous paintings. The first three lots are “tableaux à gouache.” The... Read More
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Catalogue d’Objets d’Arts des Cabinets de…Précédé d’une Notice historique sur chacun de ces deux Artistes. Par F.L. Regnault-Delalande…
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: OZANNE, Nicolas Marie & COINY, Jacques Joseph)
1 p.l., xxiv, 74 pp. 8vo, self-wrappers, stitched as issued (stitching loose), leaves uncut. Paris: Regnault-Lalande, 1811. The rare catalogue of this joint sale of the collections of Ozanne (1728-1811) and Coïny (1761-1809), which took place 2-11 December 1811. The former, a distinguished marine artist and engineer, collaborated with Duhamel du Monceau on several illustrated works and taught naval architecture and navigation to the sons of the royal family. Le Tellier de Courtanvaux used one of Ozanne’s ships... Read More
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Notice des Livres provenans du Cabinet de M. ***, Dont la Vente se fera à l'amiable le Lundi 29 Novembre 1779, & jours suivans
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: M.***)
1 p.l., 40 pp., one leaf. 8vo, stitched as issued, uncut. Paris: Saugrain & Lamy, 1779. Very rare sale catalogue, printed in double columns which is rather unusual. Most of the books are 17th and 18th century. 1379 lots. Fine copy. Grolier Club, Printed Catalogues of French Book Auctions...1643-1830, 280.
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Manuscript archive of the organizer of the auction of the collections of the Osada family in Osaka
by KAJIMAYA OSADA SAKUBEI 加島屋長田作兵衛 AUCTION
Osaka: 1868. The Osada Sakubei merchant family in Osaka, one of the wealthiest of that great business city, was founded in 1626. Initially rice brokers, they soon expanded into the very lucrative business of providing loans to powerful feudal lords (daimyō). With the establishment of the Meiji Restoration in 1868 and the abolition of the domain system, the traditional function of Japanese merchant banks was transformed, and the Osada Sakubei, unable to adapt by finding other clients,... Read More
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Catalogue des Livres de la Bibliotheque de la Maison professe des ci-devant soi-disans Jesuites
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: JESUIT: MAISON PROFESSE, PARIS)
xx (i.e. xxiv), [2], 448, 59 pp. 8vo, cont. mottled calf, spine nicely gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. Paris: Pissot & Gogue, 1763. An important sale catalogue of the library of the Maison Professe des Jesuites of Paris, founded in 1580. This library was comprised of many donations, the most notable being that of Pierre Daniel Huet (1630-1721), bishop of Avranches and scholar. Huet, whose scholarship was very well-known, made considerable scientific researches as well as... Read More
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Catalogue des Livres du Cabinet de Mr. G... D... P...disposé & mis en Ordre par Guill. François De Bure le jeune…avec une Table alphabétique des Auteurs
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: [GIRARDOT DE PRÉFOND, Paul])
Par Guillaume-Franç. De Bure, le jeune. 3 p.l., lv, [1], 241 pp. 8vo, cont. mottled calf (head of spine a little worn), triple gilt fillet round sides, spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. Paris: G.F. De Bure, 1757. One of the choicest and most celebrated collections formed in France during the 18th century, this copy has been priced throughout in a contemporary hand. Girardot, a timber merchant, on his retirement from business, became depressed. As Bogeng... Read More
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Catalogue des Livres, Estampes, &c. de Monsieur V.S. dont la vente se fera publiquement…à Anvers à la Chambre des Arquebusiers, le Lundi 18 Octobre & Jours suivants
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: VAN SCHOREL DE WILRYCK, P.F.G.?)
12, 250 pp. 8vo, attractive antique half-calf & speckled boards, spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine, a.e.g. Anvers: J. Grangé, [1773?]. An earlier owner attributes the ownership of this catalogue to Pierre François Gisbert de Schorel, seigneur de Wilryck (1716-73 or 1778) and mayor of Anvers, whose collection of paintings was sold the following year in Anvers by Grangé. Van Schorel was actively involved in the artistic life of Antwerp and in the early 1740s played... Read More
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