[LITERATURE]: 3 volumes including: - Fables de la Fontaine. Illustrations by GRANDVILLE transferred on wood by A. Desperet, engraved by Brend'Amour, Director of the Düsseldorf Xylographic Institute. In-12°. Tours, Alfred Mame et Fils, 1857. - Abbé P. BOUREILLE, Histoire des Montils. In-4° paperback. Blois, Migault et Cie, 1912. - MENON. La cuisinière bourgeoise, suivie de l'Office, A l'usage de tous ceux qui se mêlent de dépenses de maisons, Contenant la mabière de disséquer, connaître & servir toutes sortes de viandes. Nouvelle édition, Augmentée de plusieurs Ragoûts des plus nouveaux, & de différentes Recettes pour les Liqueurs. In-12°. Brussels, François Foppens, 1771. Wear and foxing.

Composed of several subsidiaries, the Drouot Group is a major player in the art market. Hôtel Drouot, located in the heart of Paris, has been the world's largest public auction center since 1852. 15 salerooms are available to more than 70 auction houses. The emulation generated by an annual offer of 230,000 artworks from 21 major specialities - from Antiquity to street art - attracts some 3,000 visitors every day. The Group's digital platform, Drouot.com, offers digital sales - Live auctions (live broadcasting and participation in auctions), Online-only auctions (dematerialised auctions) and Buy Now sales (sales of lots at fixed prices). Nearly 2 million items are offered annually by 600 auction houses. Auction news is reported every week in La Gazette Drouot, the leading weekly magazine for the art market and culture published by Auctionspress.