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Cohen, Henri and De Ricci, Seymour. GUIDE DE L’AMATEUR DE LIVRES A GRVURES DU XVIII SIECLE. SIXTH EDITION. REVISED BY SEYMOUR DE RICCI. Paris: Rouquette 1912. Early 20th century calf; [6], XXVI, 1247, [2] pp. Top edge gilt. Viennese bookbinder F.W. Papke engraved and stamped in gold the bookplate of Gottfried Eissler on the back cover. Marbled endpapers, onto which Felix Somary’s bookplate is attached. In French. Very good plus, except for rubbing and scuffing to spine and front cover.
$650
Felix Somary was not only a banker and economist, he was also a passionate art and book collector. This book bears his personal engraved bookplate. We can envision Somary carefully paging through the book to relax after a hard day’s work in finance and economics. Separate from Somary’s association, this is a beautiful book. A scarce original of the sixth and last edition of the standard bibliography of 18th-century illustrated books. Thousands of books are described in detail with hundreds of illustrations. Limited to 1,050 numbered copies. The book was masterfully bound in leather by F.W. Papke in Vienna. Personal effects of Somary’s are exceedingly rare and sought by collectors.
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