GRAESSE, Johann Georg Theodor (1814-1885). Tresor de livres rares et precieux. Berlin: 1922.

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GRAESSE, Johann Georg Theodor (1814-1885). Tresor de livres rares et precieux. Berlin: 1922.

8 volumes in 4, 2o (310 x 230mm). Contemporary brown half morocco, titled in gilt on spines, original upper wrappers bound in, top edge gilt (extremities scuffed). Provenance: Paul Hirsh (bookplate).
This massive bibliography by the Dresden librarian Graesse (1814-1885), an indispensable complement to Brunet's work, as it is less restricted to French books. It contains more than 100,000 articles, against 42,000 in Brunet and its supplement. (4)

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