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Peletier de Souzy, Michel (1640-1725) Catalogue des Livres.
Paris: Chez Jacques Barois, 1741.
Octavo, the lots priced throughout, the date, "Lundi 10 Avril," added by hand to the title page; this copy contains the half-title and the twenty-seven page Table des Auteurs after the text; with an additional addenda/corrigenda from the 1729 LeBlanc catalogue bound after it; bound in contemporary full sprinkled calf, rebacked, original spine with label and gilt arms re-laid, 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.
Peletier de Souzy was director-general of fortifications for Louis XIV. After his demise, his son, Michel-Robert managed his father's book collection, expanding it significantly.
