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DESENFANS, Noel Joseph (1745--1807)
[Descriptive catalogue. 1802]

A descriptive catalogue (with remarks and anecdotes never before published in English) of some pictures, of the different schools, purchased for His Majesty the late King of Poland; which will be exhibited early in 1802, at the Great Room, no. 3, in Berners-Street, ... By Noel Desenfans, Esq. ... Third edition, revised and corrected.
London (Place), may be had, of Cadell and Davies; Hookham; Lackington, Allen, and Co.; Jones; Black and Barry. Exton, typ.,, 1802.
2 vols ; 20.6 cm. (8º)
I: [8], 163, [1] p.
II: [2], 225, [1] p.

Soane already owned the first edition (q.v.).

Copy Notes Imperfect; wanting the 'Conditions of Sale' leaf following the title-page. Two volumes bound in one, bought from Thomas Boone for 4s., 21 June 1815. (Spiers Box). Inscribed by Boone in pencil on front pastedown 2 Vols in one/ =s4=.

Binding C19th tree calf, gilt-tooled spine, red morocco spine-label. The two volumes bound in one.

Reference Number 2086

Additional Names Thomas Boone; Stanislaus Augustus, King of Poland (1732--1798) - Art collections


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