Library of Le comte de Mac-Carthy Reagh
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3 000 SEK
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5 000 SEK
Beskrivning
(2). Catalogue des livres rares et précieux de la bibliothèque de feu M. le Comte de Mac-Carthy Reagh. I-II.
Paris (chez De Bure frères) 1815-17.
8:o (c. 203x128 mm.). (5), vi-xxviii, (1)-583, (1 blank), (4), (1)-473, (1 blank), (3), 4-15, (1 blank) [= Ordre des vacations de la vente des livres... Paris 1816], (2), (1)-38 [= Liste des prix des livres de la bibliothèque... Paris 1817]. 2 engraved folding plates in vol. II (all).
Contemporary brown half calf, slightly worn, gilt spines in five compartments, speckled edges. A little weak in the hinges, specially vol. I. With L. Manderströms blindstamped coat-of-arms on titles and bookplate on inside of upper covers. 2 volumes.
Auction catalogue (5515 lots) of the collection of count Justin Mac-Carthy Reagh (1744-1811), a wealth of the best and most beautiful incunabula, bindings, typographical rarities, books on natural history, etc. Bound-in with vol. II is the time-table of the sale (15pp.), and the rare list of results (38 pp.).
Ludvig Manderström (1806-73), baron, count 1860 (not introduced), member of the Swedish Academy1852 (secretary 1869-72), foreign minister 1858.
Provenance: Sten Ringselle (1949-2017), Swedish antiquarian bookdealer who in 1992 opened his shop Antiquaria in Gothenburg.
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Auktionsnummer:
534248
Datum:
2018-06-19