(AUCTION CATALOGUE: BUSSY, Marquis de).

Catalogue des Livres de la Bibliothèque de M. le M.[arq.] D.[e] B.[ussy.]

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(letters in brackets supplied in a contemporary hand) dont la Vente se fera, Lundi, 22 Mai, et jours suivans… 54 pp. 8vo, attractive antique mottled half-calf & speckled boards. Paris: Dessain, Junior, 1775. According to the information supplied by a contemporary hand on the title-page, this is the library of the Marquis de Bussy. If so, the owner must be Charles Joseph Patissier, Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau (1718-85). He served with distinction under Joseph François Dupleix in India and was active in a number of campaigns in that country. Having been captured by the English, he was taken to Britain and later returned to France. In 1782, Bussy was named French Governor General of all French colonies beyond the Cape of Good Hope. He died in Pondicherry. This sale contains 821 lots and is strong in French literature and history. Priced throughout in a contemporary hand. Fine copy. Not in OCLC or Grolier Club. ❧ N.B.G., 7, col. 893.

• USD 2,500.00 > otras divisas
• nº de pedido: HillBibl-2021

• librero: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (USA)