Manuel du librairie et de l’amateur de livres

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The Manuel du libraire et de l’amateur de livres (1810), meaning "Bookseller's and Book Lover's Manual," is a significant French bibliographical work compiled by Jacques-Charles Brunet. Brunet, born in Paris in 1780, was the son of a bookseller and developed an early interest in bibliography.1

Bibliography is the systematic study and cataloging of written and printed works, particularly books. It can involve listing works by author or subject, or it can be the study of books as physical objects, examining their paper, binding, and printing. Brunet's manual became a standard French bibliographical dictionary, and he also authored other bibliographical works.21

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Jacques-Charles Brunet
The first edition of Brunet’s Manuel du libraire et de l’amateur de livres (1810; “Bookseller’s and Book Lover’s Manual”) rapidly became the standard French bibliographical dictionary. Among Brunet’s other works are Nouvelles recherches bibliographiques (1834; “New Bibliographical Studies”) and a study of the early editions of François Rabelais.
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The first edition of Brunet’s Manuel du libraire et de l’amateur de livres (1810; “Bookseller’s and Book Lover’s Manual”) rapidly became the standard French bibliographical dictionary. Among Brunet’s other works are Nouvelles recherches bibliographiques (1834; “New Bibliographical Studies”) and a study of the early editions of François Rabelais.
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