Jacques Charles Brunet

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Jacques Charles Brunet

Jacques Charles Brunet (born November 2, 1780 in Paris , † November 14, 1867 there ) was a French bibliographer and bookseller .

Brunet was the son of a bookseller and came into contact with books and bibliographical work at an early age. His first activity in the description of books began with the creation of auction catalogs. The fame of his name is connected with the Manuel du libraire et de l'amateur des livres , which he first published in 1810 in three volumes and which saw several editions.

literature

  • Roger E. Stoddard: Jacques-Charles Brunet le grand bibliographe. A guide to the books he wrote, compiled, and edited and to the book - auction catalogs he expertised . Quaritch London 2006, ISBN 978-0-9550852-3-9