Author: [Nodier, C.]
Title: Catalogue d'une partie de livres rares, singuliers et précieux dépendant de la bibliothèque de M. Charles Nodier, homme de lettres. [AND] Catalogue des livres curieux, rares et précieux (...) de M. Ch. Nodier... [AND] Catalogue de la bibliothèque de feu M. Charles Nodier...
Description: Paris, J.-S. Merlin, 1827-1844. Three works in one. 8vo (19.8 x 12.5 cm). I (1827): [2], ii, 58, [2] pp.; II (1829): iv, 130, [2] pp.; III (J. Techener, 1844): viii, 200 pp. Contemporary half morocco over marbled boards; spine with four raised bands; compartments with hand-tooled rectangular borders and gilt title. Marbled endpapers. = A nicely bound ensemble of three very rare and important catalogues of the three auctions of the collection of the famous French author, librarian and book collector, Charles Nodier (1780-1844). The publisher of the third catalogue, J. Techener, wrote in its preface: "Voici l'une de ces perles précieuses dont la vue seule intéressera vivement tous les bibliophiles véritablement dignes de ce beau nom, c'est la collection de M. Charles Nodier". Many of the 15th- to 18th-century books listed, described and sold are - and were - very rare. All three catalogues with handwritten auction prices in the margins. An unmarked 24 pp. book catalogue - dated 1843 - of the "Librairie Historique et Curieuse de J. Techener" and listing 169 items, is bound in the rear. Light shelfwear to extremities; some minimal, scattered spotting; traces of a bookplate on the front pastedown; otherwise a very good copy. Brunet 4, p. 89.

Keywords: