Tresor De Livres Rares Et Precieux, Ou Nouveau Dictionnaire Bibliographique in Seven Volumes and One Vol Supplement by Jean George Theodore Graesse - 1/1/1950

Dresden, Germany: Rudolf Kuntze, 1859. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 9 1/2" x 12. GOOD / NO DUST JACKETS. Former Library Books. In French. [7 volume set in 8 parts, volume 6 being in 2 parts.] Vol. 1: 588 pp.; Vol. 2: 648pp.; Vol. 3: 525 pp; Vol. 4: 704 pp; Vol. 5: 534; Vol. 6: 543, 523 pp.; Vol 7: 500 pp. Set has been rebound in hardcover library bindings. Text clean and unmarked except for usual library treatments. Top edges gilt. Pages slightly tanned, occasional foxing. Dark red cloth boards lettered in gilt at spine, slightly scuffed and soiled, spines sunned, edges slightly rubbed. Bindings firm. A standard reference for early printed books.

Maurizio Martino, 1993. Hardcover. Like New. 1993; Cambridge; French Language; Seven Volumes + Supplement in Four Books; red cloth covered boards with gold titles; covers are in like new condition; Interior is clean and unmarked; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Book 1, 648 pages; Book 2, 704 pages; Book 3, 543 pages; Book 4, 500 pages

Berlin: Josef Altmann, 1922. Leather. Fair. 8 vols in 4 books. Ex-library. A set of four large books with leather spines and black cloth boards. FAIR condition. The leather spines are cracking off; homemade paper dustjackets have been attached to each volume, helping to held the damaged bindings together and preventing further damage. Handwritten title on each jacket's spine. A few old library stamps and notations in each volume, but text itself is unmarked. Except for a few slightly loose pages in volume 2, the pages are tightly bound, despite the damaged covers. Suitable for reading and reference. Extensive bibliographical dictionary of rare books by a 19th-century German bibliographer. Eight volumes bound as four books, each measuring approx. 12.25" x 9.5". Includes 7 main volumes and supplement. Text is in French.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Maurizio Martino Publisher, 1993. 8 volumes, bound in 4, complete. Includes supplement. BRAND NEW in perfect condition. Sharp corners. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. No date of publication indicated (but 1993). Reprint of the 1858-69 originals. "This reprint is strictly limited to 275 copies." Describes 100,000 rare and important books in various languages that were published up to the middle of the 19th century. Most were issued in Europe but many U. K. and U. S. titles are also included. Books are listed in their original language. Annotations are in French. According to Sheehy (AA111), Graesse covers much the same ground as Brunet's Manuel du Libraire but... The two books must often be used together as each lists titles not given in the other." Walford 171: "Brunet and Graesse between them constitute the main key to noteworthy books published during… Read More

Cambridge, Masachusetts: Maurizio Martino Publisher. Very Good with no dust jacket. N.D.. Reprint. Hardcover. There is some mild foxing on the page edges of volumes, 1, 3 and 4 ; Text in french; Seven volumes in four. Reprint of this classic bibliography limited to 275 copies. .

Berlin: Josef Altmannl. G+ : in Good condition plus without dust jackets. Some foxing. 1922. Reprint. Cream hardback half-vellum cover with marbled boards. 310mm x 240mm (12" x 9"). 3862pp. 'Contenant plus de cent mille articles de livres rares, curieux et recherchés, d'ouvrages de luxe, etc. avec les signes connus pour distinguer les éditions originales des contre-façons qui en ont été faites, des notes sur la rareté et le mérite des livres cites et les prix que ces livres ont atteints dans les ventes les plus fameuses, et qu'ils conservent encore dans les magasins des bouquinistes les plus renommés de l'europe'. Text in French. Volume IV [H-N] missing. Volume VII is the supplementary volume. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. .

Cambridge, MA: Maurizio Martino. 8 vols. in 4, 23.5 x 15.5cm.

Milan: G. G. Gorlich, (Reprint of the 1858-69 Edition) 1950. 4to, 8 vols., orig. cloth, light wear. Describes more than 100,000 rare books and is particularly strong in German titles, thus supplementing Brunet. Brunet and Graesse between them constitute the main key to noteworthy antiquarian books published during the first four centuries of printing.

Milano: Görlich Editore, 1950. 8 voll. (di cui 1 di Supplemento). Questa importante e tuttora valida bibliografia, a carattere universale, per tutti i tempi e tutti i paesi, presenta anche un commento e/o una collazione delle singole opere. · Tomo 1 (A-B) · Tomo 2 (C-F) · Tomo 3 (G-J) · Tomo 4 (K-N). · Tomo 5 (O-Q) · Tomo 6 (R-S) · Tomo 7 (T-Z). · Tomo 8 (aggiornamento) (A-Z). English and French Text. Milano, 1950; 8 vols., clothbound, pp. 4160.

[Cambridge: Maurizio Martino, 1993. Reprint of the original 8 volume set first published in Dresden, 1858-69. Printed in an edition of 275 sets. 4 vols. Thick 8vo. Burgundy cloth. Fine. Reprint of the original 8 volume set first published in Dresden, 1858-69. Printed in an edition of 275 sets. 4 vols. Thick 8vo. Trésor de Livres Rares describes some 100,000 rare books, with an emphasis on German titles. It is, along with Brunet, one of the bibliographical cornerstones to noteworthy books published during the first 400 years of European printing. This standard work has not been available in reprint since the 1951 edition.