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[PARIS DE MEYZIEU, J.B.] Bibliotheca Elegantissima, Parisina. London & Paris: Edwards & Laurent, 1790. 8°. Priced throughout with the names of a few buyers. Contemporary calf, spine gilt (lacking the spine label).
This catalogue describes the library of Paris de Meyzieu and includes a selection of books formerly owned by Cardinal Loménie de Brienne. The sale was held on 28th March 1791 in London. It has become famous for its fictitious titles with A.-A. Renouard, Catalogue IV, 208-209, describing it as probably the most faulty of all catalogues, although he continues to praise it. (Archer Taylor p.92).
This catalogue describes the library of Paris de Meyzieu and includes a selection of books formerly owned by Cardinal Loménie de Brienne. The sale was held on 28th March 1791 in London. It has become famous for its fictitious titles with A.-A. Renouard, Catalogue IV, 208-209, describing it as probably the most faulty of all catalogues, although he continues to praise it. (Archer Taylor p.92).