CATALOGUE DE LIVRES RARES ET CURIEUX Parmi Lesquels On Remarque Une Jolie Collection d'Editions Elzeviriennes Reiliées Par Du Seuil, Padepoup, Derome, Courteval, Ducastin, Vogel, Bozerian, Thouvenin, Muller, Simier, Hering, Koehler, Bauzonnet, Duru, Etc.

Paris: Farancois Librarie, 1861. (FR) Cover edges rubbed, with leather spine panel completely intact and in good condition but worn, no markings, pages clean, there is a small stamp to the front fly stating "Printed in france" and a label there written in ink" "Millot, Catalogue des livres rares, 1861 in-8 1/2 perc", hinges are solid, about Very Good with rubbing to ocvers as noted. given its age. 22 x 13.5 cm, paper over bds with leather spine and a spine label in ink which states " Catalogue de la vente Millot/ Paris Francois 1861", [i-v] vi-viii, [1] 2-204pp. The title page reads as follows: CATALOGUE DE LIVRES RARES ET CURIEUX Parmi Lesquels On Remarque Une Jolie Collection d'Editions Elzeviriennes Reiliées Par Du Seuil, Padepoup, Derome, Courteval, Ducastin, Vogel, Bozerian, Thouvenin, Muller, Simier, Hering, Koehler, Bauzonnet, Duru, Etc. ayant appartenu A M. MILLOT / La vente aura lieu le lundi 17 juin 1864, à 7 heures du soir et jours suivants / Maison Silvestre, rue des Bons-Enfants, 28 (Salle du premier étage) / par le ministre de Me. Levillain, commissaire-priseur / rue du Faubourg-Montmartre, 62 / Paris / Francois, Librarie/ rue des Saints-Pères, 23 / 1861. The book is entirely in French and is a listing of 1463 rare books in the following catagories: Théologie, Jurisprudence, Sciences et Arts, Belles-Lettres, Historire. Some of the listing go back to the middle of the 17th century; others are as late as the early 19th century. There is a four-page introduction to the catalogue by Francois, the bookseller, who lists the psuedonyms used by the Elzeviers when printing controversial books. (1.8 jm HOQ 100/a1. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.