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Bibliographie Instructive Ou Notice De Quelques Livres Rares, Singuliers Ou Difficiles à Trouver, Avec Des Notes historiques, Pour Connoître & Distinguer Les Différrents Editions, & Leur Valeur Dans Le Commerce.
by LOS-RIOS, FRANCOIS DE
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Lavardin, France
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About This Item
1777. A Avignon, chez F. Seguin, 1777 & Lyon, l'auteur. xvi,207pp. 8vo. Contemporary mottled calf. Without the mezzotint portrait of De Los Rios which is of rare occurrence. With contemporary exlibris that says: "De la Bibliothèque de M.r Lejourdan Con.er en l'Amirauté" (some foxing). First edition. François de Los Rios (Antwerp 1727 - Lyon 1820) was born in a family of merchants. He began his working life as a bookseller's clerk in Paris and Italy; later on he visited England and the Netherlands and in 1767 he finally settled in Lyon as a bookseller. During his time in Lyon he sold many important books, especially Italian and Spanish books coming from the libraries of the Jesuits in Lyon, Tournon and Macon, and from the private libraries of the abbés Piole and Gindre. Apart from this work he wrote three other books, one of which (Oeuvres), published with a fictitious London address in 1789, is more or less autobiographic. In the introduction De Los Rios says that the present work, a classified list of 800 titles, was written to preserve the notes that he made during his life as a bookseller. It is a unique or almost unique instance of a classified catalogue of rare books: a list of books already sold. The sale prices and an author index make this catalogue a reference work of lasting value. To a few copies the portrait of De Los Rios was added; the rarity of this portrait is stressed by Taylor. (c.f. Besterman, World Bibliographies, 909; Petzhold p. 82: "Selten"; Taylor, Catalogues of Rare Books, pp. 28-29; Bulletin du Bibliophile 2002/1 pp. 86-129; Revue française de l'histoire du livre, nos. 106-109/2000 pp. 119-132).
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- Bookseller
- Knuf Rare Books
(FR)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100722
- Title
- Bibliographie Instructive Ou Notice De Quelques Livres Rares, Singuliers Ou Difficiles à Trouver, Avec Des Notes historiques, Pour Connoître & Distinguer Les Différrents Editions, & Leur Valeur Dans Le Commerce.
- Author
- LOS-RIOS, FRANCOIS DE
- Book Condition
- Used
- Date Published
- 1777
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About the Seller
Knuf Rare Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lavardin
About Knuf Rare Books
Knuf Rare books was founded in the 1950s by Frits Knuf in the Netherlands. After an apprenticeship with Frits I took over the firm in 1996 which we then moved to France in 2001 where we are still based. The business is run from our home in Lavardin, one of the most beautiful villages of France located in the Loire Valley, that can easily be reached from Paris. Visitors are most welcome, but by appointment please. I am interested in the History of the Book and have a good inventory of rare and uncommon printed books, ephemeral items, prints and manuscripts from the incunable period to the twentieth century. My stock is especially strong in early auction- and library catalogues, type specimens, continental printer’s and engravers manuals, calligraphy manuals. Another interest is early continental architecture books and early art auction catalogues. Every year I issue two fully illustrated and annotated printed catalogues that are sent out upon request. In addition to that I also send out short email lists every week with a selection of books about books from our stock. And of course, I exhibit at several major international book fairs, such as New York, Boston and Paris. We work mainly with institutional customers, and are happy to discuss special institutional requirements. I adhere strictly to the professional standards and code of conduct of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers and the Syndicat national de la Librairie Ancienne et Moderne (SLAM), and the Compagnie Nationale des Experts (CNE) to which I belong. I have been an international rare book dealer for over 25 years and am a member of the Nederlands Genootschap van Bibliofielen. If you want to buy or sell single books or whole collections, have an expert valuation or if would just like some advice, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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