(AUCTION CATALOGUE: CAPÉ). Catalogue des Livres rares et précieux la plupart en belles Reliures anciennes et modernes composant la Bibliothèque de feu M. Capé Ancien Relieur.
Dont la vente aura lieu le lundi 27 janvier 1868, et les 6 jours suivants... xvi, 167 pp. 8vo, orig. printed wrappers, uncut. Paris: L. Potier, 1868. 1137 lots, many in fine bindings by Capé or other notable binders. With a biographical sketch of Charles Capé (1806-67), one of the greatest of the 19th-century French binders, by Jules Janin. Capé, "Relieur de l'Impératrice," succeeded his father as a porter at the Louvre, where he also worked as a binder in the library. He soon found himself binding books for a distinguished clientele. In 1848 he left the Louvre and established himself at 16, rue Dauphine. Fine and fresh copy. Rare.
$US600
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