Catalogue de la bibliothèque de Madame la marquise de Pompadour: écrit suivant l’ordre des cartes remises par M. de la Garde [manuscript],

Catalogue de la bibliothèque de Madame la marquise de Pompadour: écrit suivant l’ordre des cartes remises par M. de la Garde [manuscript],

ca. 1764–1770

This unique manuscript inventory of the library of Madame de Pompadour was probably prepared after her death at the direction of her librarian, Philippe Bridard de la Garde. The catalogue lists many titles not included in the 1765 auction of Madame de Pompadour’s library, and it was probably prepared independently of the printed auction catalogue. The book has had an interesting life: an ink stamp on the front flyleaf identifies it as coming from the personal collection of Adolf Hitler at Berchtesgaden.

Purchased in 1978.