Kolbe & Fanning
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The Author's Annotated Copy
Delombardy. CATALOGUE DES MONNAIES FRANÇAISES DE LA COLLETION DE MM. RIGNAULT. COMPRENANT LES MONNAIES ROYALES ET NATIONALES D'ARGENT DE BILLON ET DE CUIVRE DEPUIS LE XIIE SIÈCLE JUSQU'EN 1848. Paris: Lacrampe & Fertiaux, Mai, 1848. 8vo, somewhat later maroon cloth with marbled sides; spine ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt; black spine label, gilt. (ii), 106 pages, interleaved; 896 listings. Annotated by the author on both interleaves and on the printed pages. Near fine. The author's annotated copy of this scarce catalogue of a major collection, much of which was acquired by the Bibliothèque Nationale and by J. Rousseau. Delombardy's annotations are at time quite light and at other times rather extensive. A note in a contemporary hand identifies them as being the author's. Engel & Serrure 2028: "Les exemplaires en sont très rares aujourd'hui." Ex 1994 Joint Kolbe/Spink New York Book Auction, lot 508.
Delombardy. CATALOGUE DES MONNAIES FRANÇAISES DE LA COLLETION DE MM. RIGNAULT. COMPRENANT LES MONNAIES ROYALES ET NATIONALES D'ARGENT DE BILLON ET DE CUIVRE DEPUIS LE XIIE SIÈCLE JUSQU'EN 1848. Paris: Lacrampe & Fertiaux, Mai, 1848. 8vo, somewhat later maroon cloth with marbled sides; spine ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt; black spine label, gilt. (ii), 106 pages, interleaved; 896 listings. Annotated by the author on both interleaves and on the printed pages. Near fine. The author's annotated copy of this scarce catalogue of a major collection, much of which was acquired by the Bibliothèque Nationale and by J. Rousseau. Delombardy's annotations are at time quite light and at other times rather extensive. A note in a contemporary hand identifies them as being the author's. Engel & Serrure 2028: "Les exemplaires en sont très rares aujourd'hui." Ex 1994 Joint Kolbe/Spink New York Book Auction, lot 508.