[LACROIX, Paul (1806-1884)]. Les amateurs de vieux livres par P.-L. Jacob. Paris: Rouveyre, 1880. 8° (195 x 127mm). Title in red and black with vignette, foliate initials, head- and tail- pieces. (Light spotting throughout).  Later brown half morocco by Minalles, 1921, flat gilt filleted spine, original wrappers bound in. (Spine rubbed, wrappers spotted). Provenance: purchased from Palau, 1920. FIRST EDITION. Vicaire IV, 856.
[LACROIX, Paul (1806-1884)]. Les amateurs de vieux livres par P.-L. Jacob. Paris: Rouveyre, 1880. 8° (195 x 127mm). Title in red and black with vignette, foliate initials, head- and tail- pieces. (Light spotting throughout). Later brown half morocco by Minalles, 1921, flat gilt filleted spine, original wrappers bound in. (Spine rubbed, wrappers spotted). Provenance: purchased from Palau, 1920. FIRST EDITION. Vicaire IV, 856.

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[LACROIX, Paul (1806-1884)]. Les amateurs de vieux livres par P.-L. Jacob. Paris: Rouveyre, 1880. 8° (195 x 127mm). Title in red and black with vignette, foliate initials, head- and tail- pieces. (Light spotting throughout). Later brown half morocco by Minalles, 1921, flat gilt filleted spine, original wrappers bound in. (Spine rubbed, wrappers spotted). Provenance: purchased from Palau, 1920. FIRST EDITION. Vicaire IV, 856.

Together with 3 other works by Lacroix in 8° and 12°: Mélanges bilbliographiques. Paris: 1871. Number 237 of 310 copies; La bibliothèque de Jules Janin. Paris: 1877. One of 520 copies; Recherches bibliographiques. Paris: 1880. Number 342 of 600 copies. And 10 other vols. which include Richard de Bury, Philobiblion. Paris: 1856; Ludovic Lalanne, Bibliothéque de Poche. Curiosités bibliographiques. Paris: 1857; Jules Gray, Analectes du bibliophile. Turin: 1876. 3 volumes; Léopold Derome, Le luxe des livres. Paris: [1879]; William Blades, Les livres et leurs ennemis. Paris: 1883. Various bindings. (14)

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