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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Boswell, John, 1698–1757
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Bure, Guillaume-François de, 1731–1782
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Books
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18th century
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annotations (provenance)
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armorial bookplates (provenance)
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auction catalog
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De Bure, Guillaume François, le jeune -- Publisher.
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Didot -- Printer.
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"De l'imprimerie de Didot, rue Pavée"
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Books and reading.
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Buckle, Henry Thomas, 1821–1862 -- Bookplate.
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Debure, Guillaume François -- Pres. insc. to M. de Malesherbes.
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Gaignat, Louis Jean, 1697–1768 -- Library -- Catalogs.
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Malesherbes, M. de -- Pres. insc. from Guillaume François Debure.
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Odell, A. J. -- Autograph.
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Rare books.
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Woodcut -- Specimens -- 1763–1768.
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Gaignat, Louis Jean, 1697–1768
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Supplement a la Bibliographie instructive, ou, Catalogue des livres du cabinet de feu M. Louis Jean Gaignat ...
1769
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Bure, Guillaume-François de, 1731–1782
Bibliographie instructive: ou, Traite de la connoissance des livres rares et singuliers ..
1763-1768
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Boswell, John, 1698–1757
A method of study; or, An useful library
1738-43