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Paul Lacombe's priced copy

CATALOGUS LIBRORUM BIBLIOTHECÆ ILLUSTRISSIMI VIRI CAROLI HENRICI COMITIS DE HOYM, OLIM REGIS POLONIAE AUGUSTI II. APUD REGEM CHRISTIANISSIMUM LEGATI EXTRAORDINARII
Martin, Gabriel

- Parisiis : Gabrielem & Claudium Martin 1738 - small 8vo. - 18th century quarter calf, blue paper-covered boards, red leather spine label, all edges stained red - (vi), xx, 528, (58) pages - Order Nr. 76057 - Price: $ 1,750.00

Text in Latin. The sale catalogue of the collection of the celebrated book collector Count Karl Heinrich Hoym (1694-1736). (Blogie 3.) An extensive collection catalogue with 4785 entries, arranged into broad subject categories including scripture, theology, jurisprudence, philosophy, medicine, mathematics, arts, grammar, rhetoric, poetry, geography, history, and more. Individual lots are priced in ink in the margins. Dampstaining to title page and a few pages that immediately follow. Wear to extremities with small chips to head and tail of spine and to one panel between raised bands. Small corner of page 99 lacking. With the bookplate of Paul Lacombe and A. Aubry on the front pastedown. Loosely inserted is a commemorative booklabel which indicates that this set came from the reference library of H.P. Kraus, purchased by Oak Knoll Books at the auction sale.

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