(19th-Century Auction Catalogs) - 5 volumes - Lot 64

(19th-Century Auction Catalogs) - 5 volumes - Catalog of Rare and Valuable Books from the Library of the Late Count de Mac Carthy-Reagh. Paris, De Bure, 1815. 2 volumes in-8, XXXVIII, 583 pp. and [2 ff.], 473 pp., contemporary brown half-basane, cap covers torn off, one hinge split. Two folding engraved plates, one of which is in red and black. This substantial library was divided into more than 5,500 lots, 600 of which were printed on vellum! The prices are all noted in ink in the margins, sometimes accompanied by a brief comment or clarification. Some copies include a 16-page booklet titled *Ordre des vacations*. It is missing here. Ex-libris (repeated) by Georges Heilbrun. - *Catalog of Rare and Valuable Books Comprising the Library of Mr. E.-F.-D. Ruggieri*. Paris, 1873 (Reprint, 1998). In-8, [3 ff], XI, 280, [3 pp] + pages 284–413 (detailed index of authors, titles, and subjects), publisher’s cloth binding. Reprint of the catalog of the first (and largest) sale of the Ruggieri collection. Described here is the finest private collection of festive books ever assembled: major events, weddings, tournaments, fireworks, solemn processions, coronations, etc. It is distinguished by the number, rarity, and quality of the volumes it contains. This reprint has been supplemented with an index. (Blogie 126). - Catalog of Rare and Curious Ancient and Modern Books and of a Precious Collection of Books from the Romantic School Comprising the Library of Mr. J. Noilly. Paris, 1886. In-8, XIX, 340 pp, blue half-percale with corner pieces, red morocco title label, cover intact. Romantic books make up more than half of this catalog. They are all very well described and accompanied by commentary. Prices are noted in pencil, at the time of publication, in the margins. - Catalog of Rare and Valuable Books from the Library of Mr. P. Guy Pellion. Paris, Durel, 1882. In-8, [2 ff], XXIII, 215 pp, cover preserved, plum-colored half-cloth Bradel binding, spine slightly soiled (Bound by Durvand). 734 entries. Illustrations. This catalog brings together “the first editions of all works of literature.” Prices noted in ink in the margins. Bradley Martin bookplate. - Bibliothèque Victor Mercier. (complete set of both parts) & Henri Lenseigne Library (Part Two). Paris, Carteret, 1937 and 1932. 2 parts of 142 pp., [1 f] and 164 pp., [1 f] and [2 ff], 313 pp, contemporary brown half-cloth, covers and spine preserved. (Some wear to the binding). 63 plates reproducing book bindings. A rich public auction catalog featuring books from the Romantic era and the “modern” period. This library, dispersed into 1,809 lots, is notable for its richness in these fields, particularly for the presence of numerous Romantic paperbacks in mint condition—an exceptional find. One lot included no fewer than 108 copies of *Physiologies*, all described. The Lenseigne catalog also covers Romantic and “modern” books; it comprises 2,183 lots with 12 plates and facsimiles. Ex-libris: Dr. A. Cade. The prices of the books in these catalogs are all written in pencil in the margins.