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[Manuscript] - "Mémoires bibliographiques ou critiques (1457-1796)". 6 large vols. folio 36 x 24...

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[Manuscript] -  Mémoires bibliographiques ou critiques (1457-1796) . 6 large vols. folio 36 x 24...
[Manuscript] - "Mémoires bibliographiques ou critiques (1457-1796)". 6 large vols. folio 36 x 24 cm, half sheep (spine of vol. I loosening, another joint splitting, some minor staining and foxing). Well-preserved set. € 300/500 Clearly written ms. by a forerunner of Conlon and Besterman, describing hundreds of (mostly French) books in great detail (often quoting preliminaries, etc.). Especially rich for the period 1766-1796 (vols. III-VI). Contents: I: (1457-1700), 463 pp.; II: (1701-1765), 460 pp.; III: (1766-1777), 323 pp.; IV: (1778-1782), 344 pp.; V (1783-1793), 502 pp.; VI: (1794-1796), 279 pp. + pp. 283-376 'Catalogue raisonné des livres de bibliographie' + pp. 379-405 'Histoire abrégée de la vie et des ouvrages des écrivains connus depuis le commencement du monde' + pp. 407-418 'Plan de bibliographie universelle' + pp. 419-448 'Plan d'une bibliographie méthodique'. Each vol. has an author index, armorial bookplate Marquis de Fortia and bookseller's ticket Delaville ... Paris ... fabricant de registres.