![Catalogue des Tableaux précieux des Ecoles d’Italie, de Hollande, de Flandres et de France; Dessins, Bronzes, Porcelaines, Pendules, Candelabres, et autres objets de grande Curiosité, composant le Fonds de Commerce du…dont la Vente se fera…le 4 Ventôse, An 6, (Jeudi 22 Févier [sic] 1798)…[Expert: A.J. Paillet]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/066/830/1295830066.0.l.jpg)
Catalogue des Tableaux précieux des Ecoles d’Italie, de Hollande, de Flandres et de France; Dessins, Bronzes, Porcelaines, Pendules, Candelabres, et autres objets de grande Curiosité, composant le Fonds de Commerce du…dont la Vente se fera…le 4 Ventôse, An 6, (Jeudi 22 Févier [sic] 1798)…[Expert: A.J. Paillet]
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: LAFONTAINE, Pierre Joseph)
38 pp. 8vo (195 x 128 mm.), late 19th-cent. brown morocco-backed marbled boards, spine gilt. Paris: Paillet, Boileau & La Fontaine, An VI [1798]. The scarce auction catalogue of a collection of paintings assembled by the artist and dealer Lafontaine (1758-1835). In a recent study, Carole Blumenfeld writes: “As early as 1796, Lafontaine organized two initial sales without catalog at the Hôtel de Bullion…during the course of 1798, he effected a clear change in his commercial strategy, appreciably... Read More
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Catalogue d’Estampes anciennes et modernes, Oeuvres et Recueils, suite de Cartes Géographiques, Planches gravées, Gouaches et Dessins, Après Cessation de Commerce de M. Blaizot, marchand d’Estampes. Par F. L. Regnault-Delalande. Cette Vente fera le Lundi 19 Avril et les trois jours suivans…
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: BLAIZOT, [Pierre])
24 pp. 8vo (198 x 125 mm.), modern aubergine cloth, title on upper cover. Paris: Félix & Regnault-Delalande, 1819. A very scarce auction catalogue marking the dissolution of Pierre Blaizot’s inventory; WorldCat records no copy in North America. Despite the lengthy interval between his death and this sale, we can identify the seller as Pierre Blaizot (1740-1808) due to the offerings in the present catalogue — prints, maps, and luxury paper — that match the description of... Read More
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Catalogue d’une Collection d’Estampes encadrées, en feuilles et en recueils, galeries, cabinets, vues diverses, Livres concernant les Arts du dessin, Catalogues d’Estampes, etc., Dont la Vente se fera le 12 Janvier 1807, et jours suivans…
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: BÉNARD, Pierre Maurice, expert)
48 pp. 8vo, attractive antique calf-backed paste-paper boards, spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. Paris: Bénard, 1807. The rare sale catalogue of a varied print and drawings collection. It describes 341 lots alphabetically by artist, with a number of large group lots, and includes works by Bartolozzi, Callot, Delattre, Hollar, van Ostade, and Watelet, as well as a number of English artists. It concludes with a handful of dictionaries, catalogues raisonnés, and sale catalogues. Nice... Read More
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Catalogue de Tableaux Capitaux des Ecoles de Hollande, de Flandre, d’Italie et de France, dont la Vente…aura lieu dans sa maison…le Mercredi matin 8 avril 1835…
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: LAFONTAINE, Pierre Joseph)
Wood-engraved vignettes on upper & lower wrappers, one large folding lithographed frontis. 8vo (210 x 140 mm.), orig. printed wrappers, stitched as issued. Paris: Coutellier & C. Paillet; London: Wootburn frères [sic.]; Bruxelles: Héris, 1835. A very scarce catalogue, in original state, of the personal art collection of Lafontaine (1758-1835), who “took care to prepare every new stage in his career without ever allowing himself to be affected by the political or economic changes.”–Blumenfeld, p. 218. Born in... Read More
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Catalogue des Tableaux, Peintures à gouache, Miniatures, Desseins, Estampes, Medailles, Sculptures, Bronzes, Ivoires, Porcelaines et autres Effets, provenants du Cabinet de Monsieur van Schorel…dont la Vente se fera…le 7 Juin 1774 et jours suivants
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: SCHOREL, Pierre François Gisbert de, de Wilryck)
427, [1] pp. 8vo, cont. pink sheep-backed marbled boards (corners a bit worn), spine lettered in gilt. Antwerp: J. Grangé, [1774]. Van Schorel, seigneur de Wilryck (1716-73), served as mayor of Antwerp. He was actively involved in the artistic life of the city and in the early 1740s played an important role in the reorganization and financial support of the city’s Academie voor Schoone Kunsten. Van Schorel formed one of the largest gatherings of Rubens’s oil sketches in... Read More
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Catalogue de la riche, rare et célebre Collection de Tableaux…qui formoient le Cabinet de feu…dont la Vente se fera en argent de change, le Lundi 18 Juillet 1785, & jours suivans…
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: KNYFF, Pierre André Joseph)
4 p.l., 175 pp. 8vo, modern marbled paper over boards, red morocco lettering-piece on spine. [Anvers]: J. Grange, [1785]. A rare sale catalogue offering 524 paintings. Knyff (1713-84), a Belgian noble, possessed an exceptional collection of Italian, Dutch, and French works including Rubens’ “Christ and the Adulterous Woman” (no. 176: “Ce Morceau paraît être le fruit d’un pinceau plus qu’humain.”). Each lot is described, some at great length, with commentary on technique and provenance along with measurements. Due... Read More
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![Catalogue d’une charmante Collection de Tableaux anciens et modernes, des Ecoles Flamande et Française; composant le Cabinet de…[Expert: B. T. Henry] et dont la vente se fera…les mardi 20 et mercredi 21 décembre 1814…](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/403/427/1357427403.0.l.jpg)
Catalogue d’une charmante Collection de Tableaux anciens et modernes, des Ecoles Flamande et Française; composant le Cabinet de…[Expert: B. T. Henry] et dont la vente se fera…les mardi 20 et mercredi 21 décembre 1814…
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: DUFRESNE, –, restorer & painter)
38 pp. 8vo (209 x 138 mm.), loosely stitched, disbound. Paris: Olivier & Henry, 1814. The very scarce catalogue of a Parisian painting restorer’s intriguing collection of pictures. Dufresne, whose first name is unknown, resided on rue Taitbout and then on rue Saint-Lazare. This catalogue’s foreword mentions that he has worked as a tasteful and able restorer for the past 15 years. The catalogue describes 124 lots of paintings, including work of Albani, van Asch, Boilly, Bidault,... Read More
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Bibliothèque Raphaël Esmerian
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: ESMERIAN, R.)
Sumptuously illustrated throughout with tipped-in plates (many in superb color) & text illus. 6 vols. including the Supplement to Part 2. Large 4to, orig. cloth (several spines faded). Paris: [1972-74]. The magnificently produced auction catalogue of one of the greatest collections of the last century of fine bindings, manuscripts, and illustrated books from the 14th century to the present day. Esmerian collected only the finest possible examples. The supplement — “Douze Tableaux Synoptiques sur la Reliure... Read More
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Bibliothèque de M. G. de Pixerécourt, avec des Notes littéraires et bibliographiques de ses deux excellens amis Charles Nodier et Paul Lacroix
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: PIXERÉCOURT, René-Charles Guilbert)
Engraved vignette of the collector’s bookplate on half-title. 2 p.l., [4] (schedule of sale), vii, 414, 4 pp. 8vo, cont. cloth-backed marbled boards. Paris: 1838. Pixerécourt (1773-1844), the author of more than a hundred plays, “the Shakespeare and Corneille of the Boulevards,” was one of the founders of the Société des Bibliophiles français. The sale of his library was a major event in the annals of French bibliophily. The catalogue features wonderfully detailed and original literary and bibliographical... Read More
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Bibliothèque de M. G. de Pixerécourt, avec des Notes littéraires et bibliographiques de ses deux excellens amis Charles Nodier et Paul Lacroix
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: PIXERÉCOURT, René-Charles Guilbert)
Engraved vignette of the collector’s bookplate on title. 2 p.l., 4, [4] (schedule of sale), vii, 414, 4 pp. 8vo, cont. red half-morocco & marbled boards, spine gilt, t.e.g. Paris: 1838. [bound with]: (—). Autographes et Manuscrits de M. G. de Pixerécourt…dont la Vente aura lieu le mercredi 4 November 1840 et jours suivans… Engraved vignette of the collector’s bookplate on title. vii, [1], 114 pp., one leaf of errata. 8vo. Paris: 1840. Pixerécourt (1773-1844),... Read More
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Bibliotheca Heberiana
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: HEBER, Richard)
16 vols. bound in 6. 8vo, cont. patterned cloth (Vols. 1-13), modern cloth (Vols. 14-15), & orig. wrappers (Ghent sale). London: Sotheby, Evans, or Wheatley (Vols. 1-13), Paris: Silvestre (Vols. 14 & 15), & Ghent: Ch. Citerne, 1834-37. The auction catalogues of the library of Richard Heber are very rare; this set is complete and includes the very rare Ghent catalogue of 26 Oct. 1835. “The Dibdinian age may be aptly said to terminate with the... Read More
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Catalogue de Tableaux précieux des Ecoles de Flandre, de Hollande et de France, composant le Cabinet de… Par A. Perignon…La Vente s’en fera…le 26 Mars 1816…
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: DUFRESNE, Simon François, agent de change)
2 p.l., ii, 20 pp. 8vo (202 x 127 mm.), modern marbled boards, red morocco lettering-piece on spine. Paris: Pérignon & Chariot; Amsterdam: Coclers; Antwerp: Beckmans; Brussels: Marnef; Ghent: Spruyt; Manheim: Artaria; London: Wood Burn, 1816. A scarce auction catalogue issued by the expert Alexis Nicolas Pérignon (1785-1864), who presided over a number of important sales — Constantin, Denon, J.L. David — in the 1810s and 1820s. He was also appointed the commissaire-expert des Musées Royaux, a prestigious... Read More
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Catalogue de Livres précieux, provenant du Cabinet du Cen M***, dont la Vente se fera…le 15 Ventôse an VII, et jours suivans…
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: [MÉRARD DE SAINT-JUST, Simon Pierre])
1 p.l., 140 pp. 8vo, attractive antique half-calf & boards. [Paris]: Mauger & Hubert, An VII [1799]. The very rare sale catalogue of duplicates from the library of Mérard (1749-1812), man of letters. He was born into a very rich family and, for a number of years, was in charge of the residence of the future Louis XIII. After retiring from his public duties in 1782, he concentrated on his growing collection of books and commissioned editions printed... Read More
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Bibliotheca Croftsiana. A Catalogue of the Curious and Distinguished Library of the late Reverend and Learned Thomas Crofts, A.M....and Fellow of the Royal and Antiquary Societies, deceased: which will be sold by Auction, by Mr. Paterson…on Monday, April 7. 1783. and the Forty-Two following Days
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: CROFTS, Thomas)
xvi, 420 pp. 8vo, cont. diced russia, double gilt fillet round sides, spine gilt, orig. red morocco lettering piece on spine. [London: 1783]. A very handsome copy. This was a grand library of 8360 lots, notable for its Italian books, which De Ricci considered “the finest library of old Italian books yet seen in England; his sale (7 April 1783) also contained a number of fine French chivalry-romances” (p. 56). Crofts (1722-81), also had much fine early music,... Read More
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![Catalogue raisonné de Gouaches et de Dessins du Cabinet de… Par F. L. Regnault-Delalande… [29 August-7 September 1814]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/922/384/1614384922.0.l.jpg)
Catalogue raisonné de Gouaches et de Dessins du Cabinet de… Par F. L. Regnault-Delalande… [29 August-7 September 1814]
by AUCTION CATALOGUE: (BRUUN-NEERGAARD, Tonnes Christian)
viii, 120, 7 pp. price-list. 8vo, 19th-cent. red morocco-backed marbled boards, spine gilt, marbled end-papers. Paris: Gendron & Regnault-Delalande, 1814. Scarce Napoleonic-era sale catalogue, with contemporary price annotations in the margins and the printed list of results bound-in. This copy, in a tasteful red morocco binding, was once in the library of conservateur at the Chateau de Versailles and collector Louis Clément de Ris (1820-82), who has inscribed his name on the recto (dated “1864”) of the... Read More
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Catalogue des Livres de la Bibliotheque de feu Monseigneur le Marechal Duc d’Estrées
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: ESTRÉES, Victor Marie, Duc d’)
2 p.l., x, 239 pp.; 279 pp.; 146 pp.; 2 p.l., xii, 252 pp.; 187 pp. Five parts in two vols. 8vo, cont. calf (well-rebacked & recornered with the orig. spines laid-down, some browning), spines gilt, red morocco lettering pieces on spines. Paris: J. Guerin, 1740. The library of the Duc d’Estrées (1660-1737), was probably the largest private library in France of its time, comprising 52,000 volumes. The prices realized were low, no doubt depressed by the huge... Read More
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Catalogue of the very Select and Valuable Library of William Roscoe, Esq. Which will be sold by Auction, by Mr. Winstanley, at his Rooms in Marble Street, Liverpool, on Monday the 19th of August, and Thirteen following Days…
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: ROSCOE, William)
3 p.l., 208 pp. 8vo, mid-19th-century blue cloth over boards bound for Sir Thomas Phillipps in the cheapest fashion possible (joints with splits, cloth & title somewhat soiled), uncut. Liverpool: 1816. Roscoe (1753-1831), historian, patron of the arts, abolitionist and M.P., formed a fine library of Italian literature and early printed books illustrating the rise and progress of the art of printing, and several important manuscripts. Following his retirement, he became a partner of a Liverpool bank; after... Read More
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Catalogue raisonné des Estampes du Cabinet de…Rédigé par P. M. Bénard. La vente se fera à Paris…
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: URSEL, Wolfgang Guillaume, Duc d’)
viii, 175 pp. 8vo, attractive antique calf-backed paste-paper boards, spine gilt, red morocco lettering-piece on spine. Paris: Bénard, 1806. The uncommon sale catalogue of an exceptional print collection formed in Belgium. Wolfgang Guillaume, the third duc d’Ursel (?1730-1804), a Belgian general and husband of Flore d’Arenberg, focused his collecting on prints of paintings engraved by the painters themselves. The catalogue is arranged by school and within that by painter. We find engravings by Albani, Carracci, Maratti, Titian, Dürer,... Read More
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![T. Mi-vkhrugs-pavi vcho-ga dang-po bzhugs sto; Ch. Yu zhi yao shi tan ke yi 御製藥師壇科儀 [Ritual for the Altar of the Healing Buddha (trans. of Ch. title)]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/103/883/1615883103.0.l.jpg)
T. Mi-vkhrugs-pavi vcho-ga dang-po bzhugs sto; Ch. Yu zhi yao shi tan ke yi 御製藥師壇科儀 [Ritual for the Altar of the Healing Buddha (trans. of Ch. title)]
by WANLI EMPEROR OF THE MING (nominal author)
Two & one-half woodcut illus. 44 sheets, each folded into multiple pages. Oblong small 8vo (89 x 288 mm.), orig. stiff boards in concertina format (one loose). [Beijing]: [Nei fu 內府], 1617. A very scarce bilingual — Tibetan and Chinese — Buddhist scripture published at the Ming Imperial Household in Beijing. Ours is one of two known copies, judging by WorldCat (1202247985). Our book is dedicated to Bhaiṣajyaguru, the healing Buddha. This Buddha “has a... Read More
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![Lễ ngũ bách quan thế âm danh nghi 禮五百觀世音名儀 [Ritual for Honoring the Names of Five Hundred Avalokiteśvara] [or] Ngũ bách danh quan thế âm kinh 五百名觀世音經 [The Avalokiteśvara Scripture of Five Hundred Names]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/285/073/1751073285.0.l.jpg)
Lễ ngũ bách quan thế âm danh nghi 禮五百觀世音名儀 [Ritual for Honoring the Names of Five Hundred Avalokiteśvara] [or] Ngũ bách danh quan thế âm kinh 五百名觀世音經 [The Avalokiteśvara Scripture of Five Hundred Names]
by (AVALOKITEŚVARA)
Two half-page woodcut illustrations of Śākyamuni and Avalokiteśvara. Woodblock-printed. [1] (lacking title), 48 folding leaves, red edges. 8vo, orig. semi-stiff wrappers (frayed & rubbed), knot-bound with waxed cords. [Hà Nội: Xiển Pháp tự 闡法寺, 1898]. The most popular of Vietnamese apocryphal Buddhist scriptures, the Avalokiteśvara Scripture of Five Hundred Names emblematizes the popularity of Avalokiteśvara (V. Quan thế âm; Ch. Guan shi yin) worship during the Nguyễn dynasty (1802-1945). Early printed copies of this work are very... Read More
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Cours d’Architecture qui comprend les Ordres de Vignole, avec des Commentaires, les Figures & les Descriptions de ses plus beaux Bâtimens, & de ceux de Michel-Ange, des Instructions et des Preceptes & plusieurs nouveaux Desseins concernant la Distribution & la Décoration, la Matiere & la Construction des Edifices, la Maçonnerie, la Charpenterie, la Couverture, la Serrurerie, la Menuiserie, le Jardinage, & généralement tout ce qui regarde l’Art de Bastir…Nouvelle Edition, enrichie de nouvelles Planches, & revûë & augmentée de plusieurs Desseins conformes à l‘Usage présent, & d’un grand Nombre de Remarques, par Pierre-Jean Mariette
by AVILER, Augustin Charles, d’
Engraved frontis., numerous engravings in the text, & 58 mostly folding engraved plates. 2 p.l., xxxviii, [10], 408, [40] pp. Large thick 4to, cont. cat’s paw polished calf, spine nicely gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. Paris: P.J. Mariette, 1750. First published in 1691 and revised by Le Blond in the early 18th century, the Cours d’Architecture was totally revised and enlarged with new designs of buildings and ornaments by Mariette in 1738. Our edition of 1750... Read More
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On the Influence of Signs in Mathematical Reasoning
by BABBAGE, Charles
1826. 1 p.l., 53 pp. Large 4to, orig. blue wrappers, uncut. London: J. Smith, 1826. A remarkable association copy of this extremely rare offprint, linking two of the greatest scientists of the 19th century, and pre-figuring Babbage’s later work on his difference and analytical engines. This copy bears the following inscription on the title-page in Babbage’s hand: “To M. Gauss from the Author.” Additionally, Babbage has written on the upper wrapper: “M. Gauss. Influence of Signs. 3. Ch.... Read More
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Essai sur la Peinture, la Sculpture et l’Architecture
by [BACHAUMONT, Louis de]
Engraved allegorical frontis. 1 p.l., vi, 93 pp. 8vo, attractive antique calf-backed marbled boards, spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. N.p.: 1751. First edition. Bachaumont (1690-1771) was an influential noble who grew up at the court of Versailles during the height of its significance as the political and cultural nucleus of France. He frequented the salons of Paris and was entangled in several controversies, one in particular regarding a journal filled with gossip ascertained at the... Read More
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Exhibition postcard: Silvia Bächli (20 May-18 June 2000)
by (BACHLI, Silvia)
Black & white illus. on recto, details on verso. Postcard. Bremerhaven: Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst Bremerhaven, 2000. Postcard invitation for Bächli’s exhibition in May-June 2000. Fine.
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Catalogue No. C, Our Line of Very Expensive Merchandise
by BACKWORKS, bookseller
Black & white illus. throughout. Two large folded newsprint sheets (=8 pp.), loose as issued, mailed. New York: 1978. The rarest Backworks catalogue, their third and hard to find in good condition. WorldCat locates no examples in North America. Backworks was a New York-based collaboration between Barbara Moore and Jon Hendricks, specializing in documents and artifacts of avant-garde and experimental art. Located at 488 Greenwich Street, the store was active into the early 80s. In 1981, Hendricks... Read More
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