LA BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE FEU ÉDOUARD RAHIR, ANCIEN LIBRAIRE.
by Rahir, Edouard.
A complete set of catalogues for the Lefrançois sale of the library of E. Rahir. Blogie 313, 316, 330, 334, 338, 341. Édouard Rahir (1862-1924) was a well-known antiquarian bookseller, bibliographer, and publisher in Paris (for a time the publisher for the Société des Bibliophiles françois). He had a long-standing business relationship with Quaritch in London and was the author of La Bibliothèque de l'amateur (1909 & 1924), a guide to book collecting, along with many catalogues, etc. Some items from his library were sold shortly after his death, but the majority were sold between 1930 and 1938. See Arthur Rau, "Edouard Rahir...," pp. 169-177 in the Summer 1967 (vol.16 no.2) issue of the Book Collector. This set of six catalogues lists a total of 2,091 lots of incunabula (various editions of the Ship of Fools), first editions from every period, illustrated books from over four centuries, fine and armorial bindings, etc. The 173 leaves contain 172 plates, mostly of bindings and illustrations in black-and-white, except a few in the last three volumes which are embossed color prints. The last two volumes also contain text illustrations, generally of text and title pages or illustrations. Wrappers chipped. Notes in ink on front covers of two volumes. Ownership inscription in pencil.
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