(AUCTION CATALOGUE: LA PORTE DU THEIL, François Jean Gabriel de). Catalogue des Livres de la Bibliothèque de feu M. Fr. J.G. de la Porte du Theil...
dont la Vente se fera le mercredi 17 avril 1816, et jours suivans. 2 p.l., xix, 334 pp. 8vo, cont. green sheep-backed boards, flat spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. Paris: Crapelet, 1816. The very rare auction catalogue of the library of La Porte du Theil (1742-1815), French Hellenist and conservator of manuscripts at the Royal Library; the collection was particularly rich in rare Italian books. The preliminary leaves contain a valuable bio-bibliography of the collector by Silvestre de Sacy. Very good copy and priced throughout in a contemporary hand. 3486 lots. N.B.G., Vol. 29, cols. 560-63.
$US2500
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