(AUCTION CATALOGUE: DIDOT, Firmin). Catalogue des Livres Rares, Précieux, et très-bien Conditionnés, provenant du Cabinet de M. F.D.
1 p.l., vi, 124 pp. 8vo, attractive antique green sheep-backed marbled board, flat spine gilt, orange morocco lettering piece on spine. Paris: De Bure, 1808. In the first years of the 19th century, Firmin Didot (1764-1836), a leading member of the great family of printers, purchased the famous and beautiful library of J.A. Naigeon, which was very rich in 15th-century books. In the present catalogue, Didot sold at auction the resulting duplicates and books not of interest to him. 1235 lots.
$US1500
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