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CLUZEL, A. & GOETZ, auctioneers -- Catalogue d'une belle collection d'ouvrages, en majeure partie rares et précieux, concernant principalement la Russie et l'ancienne Pologne, qui seront vendus aux enchères à la Bibliothèque Impériale Publique. St.-Petersburg: Imprimerie de l'Academie Impériale des Sciences, 1854.
8o (204 x 134 mm). Title printed in red and black with initials of the Imperial Library, surmounted by the Imperial crown. Contemporary quarter cloth and marbled boards.
A Russian mid-nineteenth century auction catalogue, the auctioneers, Gluzel & Goetz, appear to have conducted a few earlier sales at the Imperial Public Library, a rather extraordinary privilege. The printed prices against each lot indicate the figure at which bidding would start.
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A Russian mid-nineteenth century auction catalogue, the auctioneers, Gluzel & Goetz, appear to have conducted a few earlier sales at the Imperial Public Library, a rather extraordinary privilege. The printed prices against each lot indicate the figure at which bidding would start.