(AUCTION CATALOGUE: WITT, Joannis de).

Catalogus Librorum Bibliothecae...Joannis de Witt, Consiliarii Status Belgici & Praesdis Camerae Rationum, &c. &c.

qui publicè vendentur pecunia cambiali in Domo mortuaria sita Bruxellis…die 5. Junii 1752. & seqq.… 1 p.l., xvi, [2], 387 pp. 8vo, early 19th-cent. paste-paper boards (extremities & spine a little worn, minor browning), spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. Brussels: C. de Vos, 1752. A very rare sale catalogue of the large library of the high Belgian government official, Joannis (or Jean) de Witt. 3226 lots of books and 73 lots of prints, drawings, maps, and woodcuts. This copy has been priced throughout in a contemporary hand. This was a fine library, rich is 16th- and 17th-century books, many of which are French or Italian. De Witt also had a taste for luxury bindings: a large number of the books are well-bound in red, blue, or citron morocco. Strong holdings in history. Fine copy. With the bookplate of Renier-Hubert-Ghislain Chalon (1802-89). A native of Mons, he was active as a collector of books and coins and is most famous for creating the Fortsas hoax. ❧ Blogie, col. 4. Peignot, p. 133. The OCLC entry incorrectly puts this under another book collector, Johan de Witt (1625-72).

• USD 2,500.00 > other currencies
• ordernr.: HillBibl-2083

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