Fortsas Bibliohoax -1840: The lure of unparalleled rarities - Stephen's Lighthouse
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Fortsas Bibliohoax -1840: The lure of unparalleled rarities - Stephen's Lighthouse
Fortsas Bibliohoax -1840 The lure of unparalleled rarities https://kathleenmccook.substack.com/p/fortsas-bibliohoax-1840 “In 1840 book collectors, librarians, and booksellers were hoaxed by this announcement. “Jean Nepomucene Auguste Pichauld, Comte de Fortsas”, had been a collector of unique books — books of which only one copy was known to exist. When he had died, on September 1, 1839, he had possessed 52 such books. His heirs, not interested …
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