[] 'A Catalogue of valuable Ancient and Modern Books, comprising Specimens of Early Typography, Manuscripts on Vellum, with Miniatures, Early Printed Books with woodcuts [...]'.

Author: 
Antoine Bachelin-Deflorenne, bookseller of Paris and London
Publication details: 
Bachelin-Deflorenne, Bookseller, 25, Garrick Street, (Covent Garden), London. Catalogue No. 4. September 1869.
£80.00
SKU: 16761

66 + 2pp., 12mo. Stitched pamphlet. With printed front cover. In poor condition, aged and worn, with damage to top-edge. 774 lots with prices. Notes in English and French. Among the more expensive items is 228, a collection of material relating to the Chevalier d'Eon, for £12. In poor condition, but a scarce item. Full title on front cover reads: A Catalogue of valuable Ancient and Modern Books, comprising Specimens of Early Typography, Manuscripts on Vellum, with Miniatures, Early Printed Books with woodcuts and copper-plate engravings, curiosities, heraldic books, fine bindings, etc., and books in general literature'. The dophead title on p.1 reads: 'A Catalogue containing Choice Books, with Woodcuts and Copper-plate Engravings, Fine Bindings; Manuscripts and Missals, Beautifully Illuminated and Illustrated; Early Printed Books on Vellum and on Paper; Standard Books of Theology, Sciences, Belles-Lettres, History, Heraldry, and Bibliography.' The Garrick Street Address is described as a 'Branch of the House BACHELIN-DEFLORENNE, Bookseller, 3, QUAI MALAQUAIS, PARIS'. A leaf with two pages of advertisements follows the catalogue. No copy on COPAC and the only copy on OCLC WorldCat at the Grolier Club.