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Bibliotheca ex Omni Facultate Librorum quos reliquit Reverendus Dominus Carolus Major, dum viveret Ecclesiæ Metropolitanæ Sancti Rumoldi Mechliniae, Canonicus Zellariensis, nec non Academiæ Erfordiensis Socius &c. Quorum auctio publica habebitur in domo ejusdem mortuaria (supra Milanam sita) Mechliniæ die 27. Aprilis & seq. 1767.
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Mechelen, J.F. vander Elst, 1767. 8vo. Two volumes. (6)-xviii-315-(1 ff.); (2)-317-658, (66) pp. Early 20th century half cloth, red speckled boards. Red leather spine label with gilt titling.
Uncommon and scarce catalogue of the important library of Carolus Major (16.. - 1766). Major, a well-known book collector, was a canon in Mechelen and known as "the Van Hulthem of his time". The sale of his collection was one of the major sales in the Low Countries of the period. Archer Taylor mentions the catalogue: "Catalogues are of course very good reflections of tastes and interests in book-collecting. One example that concerns books considered as physical objects without regard to their contents will be sufficient. The Bibliotheca ex omni facultate librorum quos reliquit reverendus dominus Carolus Major (Mechlin, 1767: at [the Lindesiana copy]) contains (pp. 655-658) a "Musaeolum peregrinantium, seu bibliotheca ambulatoria in formis minimis," listing 58 titles. This is, in other words, a collection of tiny books that reflects the interest aroused by the contemporary work of Cazin in this sort of printing. The rather little-known Major catalogue deserves praise as a very well-made classified collection with a good bibliographical section. Major owned more than a hundred and fifty catalogues of public and private libraries." At the end there is an extensive (66 pp) author index. [c.f. Blogie I:11-12; Vandenhole 221; Taylor, Book Catalogues, p. 160].
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- Bibliotheca ex Omni Facultate Librorum quos reliquit Reverendus Dominus Carolus Major, dum viveret Ecclesiæ Metropolitanæ Sancti Rumoldi Mechliniae, Canonicus Zellariensis, nec non Academiæ Erfordiensis Socius &c. Quorum auctio publica habebitur in domo ejusdem mortuaria (supra Milanam sita) Mechliniæ die 27. Aprilis & seq. 1767.
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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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