1 / 22
a set of five books with brown covers on themcatalogue illustre livres pregens, manchetts et emieries, mambresse femini idiott, belles - lettresessix brown books lined up in a row on a white surfacea close up of a brown and gold book on a white surfaceseveral books are stacked on top of each other on a tablean open book with a black and white picture on itan open book on a white table with a black and white picturean open book on a table with a white backgroundan open book with pictures of people and animals on itan open book with a picture of a lion on itan open book with a picture of a horse on itan old book with a black and white title on itan open book with a black and white image of a man on a horsean open book with a black and white image of a crucifixa book with a picture of jesus on the crossan old book with a black and white title on itan old book with a picture of a horse on itan old book with a black and white image of a manuscrits and impprimesan image of a book with a painting of a medieval scenean open book sitting on top of a white table next to a pair of scissorsan image of a book with a design on the coveran open book with a drawing of a man ' s face on it
Premium KÂ- MONDO / KAPANDJI MORHANGE

114 - [FIRMIN DIDOT]. Illustrated catalogue of rare manuscripts an…
See original version (French)

Estimate €400 - €600
Sale commission
Description
[FIRMIN DIDOT]. Illustrated catalogue of rare manuscripts and printed books from the library of Mr Ambroise Firmin-Didot. A rare complete set of the first edition of the six sale catalogues, in a fine binding by Gruel. Paris, Firmin-Didot & Cie., 1878–1884. 6 large quarto volumes, brown half-maroquin with corners, spined with filleted raised bands, panels decorated with small gilt lace-patterned metalwork, double gilt fillets on the covers and corners, gilt head edges, covers of volumes 5 and 6 preserved. Binding by Gruel. XVI, 224 and 20 pages, 26 plates; XXXII, 276 and 23 pages, 44 plates; VIII, 230 and 18 pages, 26 plates; Vol. VIII, 232 and 23 pages, 25 plates; Vol. VIII, 184 and 22 pages, 30 plates; Vol. VIII, 184 and 21 pages, 42 plates. Spines slightly faded, corners rubbed. First editions. Each volume was printed in a run of 500 copies: Volume I, no. 499; Volume II, no. 378; Volume III, no. 195; Volume IV, no. 222; Volume V, number scraped off; Volume 6, no. 227. Complete set of the six sales catalogues from the collection of the publisher and bibliophile Ambroise Firmin-Didot. A fine, well-bound set, complete with its tables.
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
About the sale Fine antique and collectible books, manuscripts and modern illustrated works
Auction location
Auction time 06/29/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
You may also like