Manuel du libraire et de l'amateur de livres. Tome 1-6 + Supplément 1-2. Cinquiéme édition. (Exemplaire souscrit par M. Louis Lallement). Complete Set.

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Paris; 1860-1880. 25x16,5 cm. (1, 1 blank), xlvi, 1902 col., (1) + folding plate & (3, 1 blank), iv, 1848 col. & (3, 1 blank), 1984 col. & (3, 1 blank), 1476 + (1, 1 blank), 24 pp. & (3, 1 blank), 1800 col. & (3, 1 blank), lxii, (1), 1878 col., (1 blank) & xv, (1 blank), 1138 col., (1 blank) & (3, 1 blank), 1226 col., (1 blank) pp. Six volumes in unsigned red half leather-bindings with raised bands and gilt spine-titles, marbled boards and endpapers. Wrappers are not preserved. The supplement volumes are bound in red half cloth (Norrköpings Bokbinderi och skrifboksindustri) with gilt titles on spine, marbled boards and endpapers. Wrappers are preserved. With the bookplate and gilt monogram on front boards of Swedish librarian and author Hjalmar Lundgren (1880-1953). Front wrapper of the first supplement has the owner stamp of M. Louis Lallement. The first six volumes are a bit worn. The first supplement volume has a small cornerloss on rear wrapper, a pair of cuttings from catalogues glued to the first blank leaf and a newspaper cutting glued to the last blank page. Contents are fine, with just a few small scattered specks. A well-preserved set of the last edition of Brunet's work, which is also cinsidered to be the best. Seller Inventory # 33070

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