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Auguste Fontaine, Paris. 1877-79. 2 parts in one, large 8vo, xx,479; xx,455pp., orig. printed wrappers bound-in, cont. half red morocco, slightly rubbed and water stained (also affecting the printed wrappers), uncut. Meticulous and learned descriptions of some 3,492 titles, issued by one of the most learned and important Parisian antiquaries of the 19th century who, even before Damascène Morgand, set himself to serve patrons of wealth and judgment who were determined to assemble collections of note. |
