Handwritten French Bibliophile Catalog Manuscript — Private Library Sale Notes Vintage

Handwritten French Bibliophile Catalog Manuscript — Private Library Sale Notes VintageA multi page handwritten French manuscript titled Bibliographie, likely prepared as a draft catalog or descriptive inventory for a private antiquarian book collection or library sale. Written in brown ink on laid paper sheets and organized into numbered sections, the manuscript lists notable literary works, fine bindings, engravings, and bibliophile editions. The text references luxury bindings (including maroquin leather bindings), manuscript books

Coromandel wood table box

is being revealed to the French people)

blending court portraiture with classical allegory

Lined in deep red velvet and silk

The underside terminates in a flat circular sealing matrix engraved with an intertwined script monogram

and white blossoms

" Acquired in Austin

became a professor at Harvard and gained fame through Evangeline

directional wear

Likely a regional French landscape artist active mid-20th C - potentially regional artist Jean-Marie Berthot (1940s-60s) known for realism

Signed L Olivieri (Could be architect or drafter)

romantic presence suitable for a dressing table