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3 unusual facts about Jacques Charles Brunet


Jacques Charles Brunet

He began his bibliographical career by the preparation of several auction catalogues, notable examples being that of the Count d'Ourches (Paris, 1811) and an 1802 supplement to the 1790 Dictionnaire bibliographique de livres rares of Duclos and Cailleau.

Brunet published successive editions of the dictionary, which rapidly came to be recognized as the first book of its class in European literature.

Natale Battezzati

The publisher's name would be printed on the left side of the card; the author across the top; and the subject of the work, using a modified form of the classification system developed by Jacques Charles Brunet, along the right-hand edge.



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