Erste Ausgabe auf großem Papier aus der Bibliothek Jean Furstenberg

Jean Paul (Friedrich Richter).
Levana oder Erziehungslehre von Jean Paul. Angebunden: Ergänzungsblatt zur Levana von Jean Paul.

Berend/Krogoll 20 a. u. 21 a; Slg. Borst 1054; Goedeke V, 465, 22; Erste Ausgabe auf großem (bläuliche Papier). mit dem ExLibris “Jean Furstenberg” Banker, book collector and scholar. 1938, being Jewish, left Nazi Germany for France taking his book collection with him after paying exit taxes; gave many of his German books to the Bibliotheque Nationale that year; thereafter was known as Jean rather than Hans. After the Second World War based mainly in Geneva, working at the family bank. 1964, set up the Fondation Furstenberg-Beaumesnil to which he gave a collection of books; some of which were sold in 1983 (Paris, 16-17 November). Sold his collection of French XVIIIc books to Otto Schäfer (q.v.) in 1974; they appeared in the Schafer sale in 1995. Drawings from his collection sold at Sotheby’s, 9 July 1981. Published a number of books including ‘Das Französische Buch im achtzehnten Jahrhundert und in der Empirezeit’ (1929) and ‘La gravure originale dans l’illustration du livre français au XVIIIe siècle’ (also in Geman; 1975), Bibl.: Lugt 3615. Die Rücken etwas berieben, insgesamt sehr schöne Bändchen mit besonderer Provenienz.
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