Catalogue des livres de la bibliotheque de feu M. le duc de La Valliere. contenant une très-grande quantité de livres anciens & modernes, nationaux & étrangers, imprimés en différentes langues, dont la réunion forme des collections presque completes dans tous les genres, & principalement dans la classe des sciences & arts, de la poésie en général & de l'art dramatique des romans, de l'histoire, &c.

"Lu & approvué, ce 5 juillet 1784. Signé, Fournier, Adjoint": v. 6, colophon.

"De l'Impr. de Clousier, rue de Sorbonne, 1784": v. 4, colophon.

The second part of the library was bought by the Marquis de Paulmy in 1786 and added to his library, which, thus enlarged, contained an unsurpassed collection of French and Italian literary and historical works from 1600-1780. At his death in 1787, his library passed to the Count d'Artois (afterwards Charles X) to whom it had previously been sold. It was confiscated in 1792, and in 1797, by decree of the Directoire, became the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal.

First issued 1784. Part 1, compiled by G. Debure, was published in 3 v., 1783. Sales of some of the Duke's books took place in 1767, 1772, 1777, and 1780. The 1767 catalog (in 2 v.) was compiled by G.F. Debure, cousin of the above named. The 1772, 1777, and 1780 catalogs (each in 1 v.) by G. Debure, compiler of pt. 1, 1783, mentioned above.

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Vol. 1. Théologie et juris prudence -- v. 2. Sciences et arts -- v. 3. Belles-lettres -- v. 4. Poésie -- v. 5. Poésie dramatique et histoire -- v. 6. Histoire particuliere de l'Europe.

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