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BIBLIOTHEQUE DE FEU M. HECTOR DE BACKER.
4 volumes

- Paris : Librairie Henri Leclerc 1926 - small 4to. - half leather, five raised bands, marble paper covered boards, original wrappers bound in. - xii,294,(2); viii,295-499,(3); vii,501-730,(2); vii,731-933+(1) pages - Order Nr. 105956 - Price: $ 100.00

Auction catalogue for L. Giraud-Badin held on February 17-20, 1926. (Blogie II, 301-2). In four parts,the plates being bound in with volume four. Part one begins with a preface by Abel Lefranc concerning the deceased, Hector de Backer and his collection. De Backer was the president of the Société des Bibliophiles et Iconophiles de Belgique prior to his death. Loss of leather at head and tail of the spine on volumes one and two and four, Spine lacking on volume three. All four volumes have rubbing to the spine edges. Minor wear to the edges of boards and corners. 31 plates in text of Volume IV. Errata for first three volumes at beginning of Volume IV.

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