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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Fr 693

Collection of French booksellers' catalogs and prospectuses

Overview

A collection of French booksellers' catalogs and prospectuses.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1769-1803

Language of Materials

In French.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.

Extent

.2 linear feet (1 box)

A collection of printed announcements of new encyclopedias, journals of savants and literary works. It also includes an advertisement of a prize of the Académie Royale des Sciences for the year 1777.

Arrangement

Collection is minimally processed. Materials are arranged in two series: Catalogs; and Prospectuses.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

2019M-011. Purchased with funds from the Brybo Book Fund, 2018 July.

2020M-58. Gift of Jonathan A. Hill, 2019 November.

Processing Information

Processed by Magdaline Lawhorn, 2018.

Title
Collection of French booksellers' catalogs and prospectuses, circa 1769-1803 (MS Fr 693): Guide.
Status
completed
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard University.
Date
September 13, 2018
Description rules
dacs
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hou03007

Repository Details

Part of the Houghton Library Repository

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