Text in French. Besterman 2367-8. Volumes 1-11 quarter leather, marbled paper-covered boards. Volumes 12-13 with later library binding. Volumes 14-19 paper-covered boards. Volumes 20-32 half leather, marbled paper-covered boards. Rubbed and scuffed at edges. Foxing, especially on endpapers. Clipping attached to back endpaper of fourth volume. Boards of Volumes 14-19 worn. Front board of Volume 15 detached. Small ink stamp indicates that this set was a duplicate from the Library of Congress. Vols. 1-4 have title: Catalogue general de la librairie francaise pendant 25 ans (1840-1865) vols. 5-11, Catalogue general de la librairie francaise dupuis 1840; v.12-32, Catalogue general de la librairie francaise, continuation de l'ouvrage d'Otto Lorenz (periode de 1840 a 1885) (v. 28-32, et de D. Jordell (periode de 1886 a 1918)). Vols. 12-18 published by Librairie Nilsson; v. 19-27, by D. Jordell; v .28, by E. Champion; v. 29-32, by H. Champion; v. 33-34, by Hachette. Vols. 12-27 edited by D. Jordell; vols. 28-32, by H. Stein. Publisher varies. This set lacks the last two volumes, which were a continuation of Quérard's La France littéraire and Littérature française contemporaine.

A general catalogue of French booksellers from 1840 to 1934. The first 32 volumes of 34 volumes published until 1945. Includes brief biographical sketches and list of works published. Arranged alphabetically. Foreword in first volume; "notice" in fourth volume. Binding varies. Some volumes include contents of previously published ones (see Besterman).