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- CHEREAU (Dr Achille). The French Medical Parnassus. Or a dictionary of French doctors-poets, ancient and modern, dead and alive, didactic, elegiac, satirical, songwriters, playwrights, vaudeville writers, actors, fantasists, burlesque writers, rhymesters, etc., etc.
Paris, Delahaye, 1874, in-8, XXIV–552 pages. Bound in red half-percale. – Modest binding, copy showing some signs of wear.
– VAUDIN (J.-F.). Newspapermen and Newspapers. A critical and anecdotal history of the Parisian press. Years 1858–1859.
Paris, available from booksellers, 1860, in-12, 2ff.–284 pages. Contemporary cherry-coloured half-shagreen binding, ribbed spine. – First and last leaves browned; the rest of the volume in good condition. Approximately 130 titles described, ranging from a single line to a few pages of commentary. From *L’Abeille* to *Le Zouave*.
– [COCHERIS (Hippolyte)]. My French Library.
Paris, Bossange, 1855, small 8vo (12 x 17.8 cm), 2ff.-VII-480 pages. Contemporary cherry-coloured half-basane binding. - Scattered small foxing spots; binding slightly faded.
1,167 entries, with subject and author name indexes. The author, one of the curators of the Mazarine Library, dedicates his work to his American friends. (Barbier III, col. I).
- PEIGNOT (Gabriel). Universal Bibliographical Directory, containing a reasoned catalogue of special bibliographies published to date, and a large number of other bibliographical works relating to literary history and all branches of bibliology.
Paris, Renouard, 1812, in-8 (12.4 x 20 cm), XX pages, 514 pages. Contemporary fawn half-basane binding, smooth spine, title label, gilt fleurons and fillets. - Foxing throughout the volume; slight scuffing to the binding.
First edition. Regarded as the first ‘bibliography of bibliographies’, containing nearly 3,000 entries, its ‘classification system’ was subsequently adopted by Brunet, amongst others. Numerous public auction catalogues and private collection catalogues are cited and often commented upon. The subject and proper names indexes facilitate consultation
- BACHELIN-DEFLORENNE (Antoine). Catalogue of the library of Mr N. Yemeniz… preceded by a note by Mr Le Roux de Lincy.
Paris, Bachelin-Deflorenne bookshop, 1867, substantial in-8 volume (15.5 x 23.3 cm), LXIV pp., 823 pages. Modern burgundy cloth binding, original cover preserved. - A fine copy.
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10/29/2026 at 11:00 AM
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