Book sale catalogue.- Fournel (M., auctioneer) Catalogue de livres rares et précieux (anciennes poésies, romans de chevalerie, chronqiues, etc.) de M. Le P. D'E⁂⁂, priced in ink throughout, occasional marginal ink or pencil notes on previous copies of certain books at auction, occasional spotting, lightly browned, original printed wrappers, backstrip worn, upper wrapper with a few tears, with loss to lower blank corner, lightly soiled, Paris, Techner, 1847 § Books & manuscripts theft.- Lacroix (Paul), "Bibliophile Jacob". Lettres à M. Hatton au sujet de l'incroyable accusation intentée contre M. Libri., Paris, Paulin, 1849 bound with Jubinal (Achille) Lettre à M. Paul Lacroix...contenant, un curieux épisode de l'histoire des bibliothèques publiques, avec quelques faits nouveaux relatifs à M. Libri et à l'odieuse persécution dont il est l'objet, Paris, Paulin, 1849 and another on the same, together 3 works in 1 vol., occasional spotting, lightly browned, modern limp marbled wrappers with printed label to upper wrapper; and 7 others, 19th century English pamphlets on libraries and copyright, v.s. (9)

⁂ The second mentioned concerns Count Guglielmo Libri Carucci dalla Sommaja (1803-1869), an Italian mathematician, who was appointed Inspector of Libraries in France, and who thereafter stole the books he was responsible for. He fled to England when the theft was discovered with 30,000 books and manuscripts in 18 trunks. In France, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison in absentia. Some of the stolen works were returned upon his death, but many remained unaccounted for.