[LA VALLIÈRE (Louis-César de)]; BURE (Guillaume de). Catalog - Lot 113

[LA VALLIÈRE (Louis-César de)]; BURE (Guillaume de). Catalog des livres de la Bibliothèque de feu M. le Duc de la Vallière... dont la vente se fera dans les premiers jours du mois de Décembre. Paris, De Bure, 1783. 3 volumes in-8, contemporary fawn half-basin with corners, 5-ribbed spine, red title page, speckled edges. Famous catalog of the most important collection of the 18th century. Fully annotated at the time, with the results of the sale and occasional comments on the condition of the books. This first part of the catalog consists of three volumes describing the most important works (the continuation concerning ordinary books will appear in 1784), classified by field: theology, jurisprudence, sciences and arts, belles-lettres and history. The catalog is illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the Duc de La Vallière by Cochin, as well as five facsimile leaves taken from works in the collection, including a woodcut from the incunabulum Monte Santo di Dio, printed in Florence in 1477, showing a view of the Underworld. Bound at the end of volume III is the rare Supplement (X-90 pp.) to the first part. Provenance: Heinrich Vleugels (stamp on verso of 3 title page). Blogie cols. 15-16; Brunet II, 554; Peignot, 128-29; Pollard & Ehrman 297. Binding with rubbing, damaged headpieces, dull corners, rare foxing.