Bibliothèque de M. le Baron Silvestre de Sacy [ auction catalogues, sale dates: 1842 -1847]. [ 3 volumes, complete set ]

Benjamin Duprat, Paris, auction catalogues for the sales commencing on 8 April 1843, 6 April 1846, and 15 November 1847. 3 vols, half-morocco and boards, 8vo, 23 cm,. 12, lxiv, 434, [2] + xxiii. 414,[2] + xxxi. 471, [1], [7], 62, [1] pp. 6022 + 364 lots.. Contents : Vol. I. Philosophie, Théologie, Sciences Naturelles. Vol. II. Sciences Médicales et Arts Utiles Psychologie; Sciences Morales; Linguistique Littérature et Beaux-Arts; Histoire Littéraire. Vol. III. [ptie. 1] Imprimés:Sciences Sociales; Sciences Historiques; Polygraphie and [ptie 2] Manuscrits. This fine sale catalogue of over 6000 items contains notes on many of the large number of rare works; it also includes a biography of Sacy and notices of his works. Brunet, (Manuel du libraire, t. 5) enthused: "C'est une véritable bibliographie de la littérature orientale, et particulièrement des langues hébraïque, arabe et persane. Les titres des livres y sont rendus avec une grande exactitude, et plusieurs sont accompagnés de notes fort intéressantes." Catalog of books (6,022 titles) by R. Merlin; mss. (364 titles) by G. de Lagrange. An association copy, with a presentation inscription on the half-title of Vol II from Romain Merlin, who prepared the catalogues, to the famous French bibliophile le Marquis du Roure. Subsequently in the library of the Athenaeum, with its bookplate on the front pastedown endpapers and gilt device on the spines and front boards, small blindstamp on each title-page and small library stamp on verso of each title-page, white ink callnumbers on the spines, internally a very good clean set. Covers rubbed with wear to extremities, top edges darkened. Would rebind well with just the small title-page stamps as evidence of library provenance.