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1644. Paris, Rollet Le Duc, 1644. (viii), 164 pp. Woodcut device on title. Small 8vo. Nineteenth century half sheep binding, marbled boards. Binding a bit rubbed and weak. Browned throughout and last page with a small restoration. The last line of page 157 was badly printed so it has been completed in pencil. Second edition - the first was published in 1627 - "reveuë corrigée & augmentée" by Naudé himself, of this first treatise on librarianship that was published in France. This is the first work that deals with how to form a library. Naudé (1600 - 1653), who was the librarian to Cardinal Mazarin, also devotes a part of the book on the importance of opening the library to the public. The Bibliothèque Mazarine became the first public library in France because of Naudé's insistence and was open to the public as early as 1644. The present work is of the greatest importance in the history of book collecting and libraries and is still influential today. Naudé said it was necessary to gather… Read More

1874. Gouda, G.B. van Goor Zonen, 1874. vi,115 pp. Index. Original printed wrappers (sl. dam.).

Engraved trade card, 8,5 x 12,5 cm.
William Nimmo, stationer and printer in Leith since 1849, had his premises at 54 Constitution street since 1866 under his own name, and between 1881 and 1886 as William Nimmo & Co. After that he moved to a different address.

1827. A Paris, chez J.-S. Merlin, Libraire, 1827. (ii),ii,58,(ii)pp. 399 items described. Uncut. Original pink wrappers. (pp. 41-48 with a light waterstain in the margin) Charles Nodier (1780-1844) settled in Paris after he had been appointed librarian of the Arsenal library in 1824. There he soon became one of the leaders of the literary life in Paris. He assembled three collections which were not very large but contained only carefully chosen books. In the Grolier Club catalogue of French auction sales # 595 is mentioned that "Lonchamp records that Noder compiled this catalogue himself; according to Graesse, many of the lots sold for extremely low prices". Rare catalogue.