Creator
Louis-Mathieu Sehier
Title
Vente d'une bibliotheque de consequence après décès … vingt-deux Août mil sept cent soixante-six …. M. l'Abbé M. Sehier.
Coverage
Rouen
Publisher
L. Dumesnil
Date
1766
Description
This poster announces the upcoming sale of the library of Louis-Mathieu Sehier, curé of the Saint-Vivien church in Rouen. As an auction catalogue of the library has not been found (and indeed may not have been produced), this poster provides the only evidence of this mid-eighteenth century French provincial sale. Although many such posters were produced, they were rarely preserved due to their ephemeral nature.
Source
Purchased in 2017 with Grolier Club Library Harper Funds; supported by a gift of Susan Tane in honor of the Grolier Club members who spoke at the “When Spouses Collect” Special Functions dinner on September 5, 2019.