A Fascinating Collection Of About 84 Booksellers Catalogues Mostly German Dating From 1795 To

by German Booksellers Catalogues

$6,500 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

Mostly 8vo or small 8vo, bound in the original wrappers or boards, some stitched as issued, some self-bound. Germany: 1795-1840. A collection of about 84 publishers’ and booksellers’ catalogues coming from the Wittelsbach library at Tegernsee, the “summer home” library of the royal family of Bavaria. This collection offers an excellent view of how the royal family of Bavaria acquired new books for their personal reading pleasure and use. The

• Binding: Wrappers

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