Librarian Brunet Handbook for the bookseller and book collector 1842

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Jacques-Charles Brunet (1780-1867). Manuel du libraire et de l'amateur de livres.Paris, Silvestre, 1842-1844, 5 volumes, thick octavo (8vo), half-leather binding, [5]-XXV-823 pp. / 786-[2] pp. / 896 pp. / 835 pp. / XXXII-846-[2] pp.. On wove paper. Occasional faint foxing. Printed in two columns, with in-text illustrations; Volume 5 includes the complete Blanchet table and a systematic index in the form of a catalogue raisonné based on Blanchet’s table.‘One remains stunned by the authority and surety of his judgement. A rare conjunction of learning and taste, devoid of any dogmatism. In essence, this book of books met three distinct needs. It drew on the triple expertise of the bookseller he had been, the bibliophile he remained throughout his life (with a predilection for fine bindings), the bibliographer and scholar whose paragon he remains.’ (Jacques Quentin, En français dans le texte, no. 281)