Martin (Gabriel, compiler & auctioneer) Catalogus librorum bibliothecæ illustrissimi viri Caroli Henrici Comitis de Hoym, Hoym's woodcut arms to title, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, priced throughout in a contemporary hand, some browning, occasional spots and marginal damp-stains, contemporary mottled calf, rebacked, preserving original gilt backstrip in compartments and with red morocco label, [Pollard & Ehrmann, p.276; Taylor, p.246], 8vo, Paris, Gabriel & Claude Martin, 1738.

⁂ Karl Heinrich von Hoym (1694-1736) was a diplomat at the court of the Electorate of Saxony, who was imprisoned on false charges of treason (providing the town of Sèvres with the secret of Saxon porcelain production), and who committed suicide in his cell in Königstein Fortress in 1736. His estates had been confiscated, and his library of 4785 lots was sold at auction in Paris in August 1738. His books had been bound by the foremost French binders of the day, including Boyet, Girou, and Padeloup le Jeune.

Provenance: Anthony Hobson (1921-2014), book auctioneer, book historian (particularly bindings) and bibliophile (armorial bookplate).