Lot no. 190
[FAVANNES - LA TOUR D'AUVERGNE]. CATALOGUE SYSTEMATIQUE ET RAISONNE OU DESCRIPTION DU MAGNIFIQUE CABINET appartenant ci-devant à M. le C*** (La Tour d'Auvergne)... le tout enrichi de figures en taille-douce.
Paris, Imprimerie de Quillau, 1784.
In-8 of [10] (of 12)-558-[2] pages, 9 engraved plates, half bronze calf, spine decorated (19th century binding).
Rare catalogue of the 5-day auction of the cabinet of the Comte de la Tour d'Auvergne comprising 2235 lots (shells, fish, reptiles, petrifications...). The false title is missing otherwise a good copy complete with 9 engraved plates showing the most beautiful items of the sale.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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