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[BIBLIOGRAPHY - PERIODICAL] - COLLECTIVE WORK "Le Bibliophile belge" Brussels, Antoine Van Dale [later] Alexandre Jamar, J.M. Héberlé, Ferdinand Heussner, 1845–1859, 15 volumes + the “Analytical Table of Subjects Covered in the First Nine Volumes of the Bulletin du Bibliophile belge, Constituting the First Series of This Collection” In-8°. Contemporary black half-percaline binding. Title gilt on the spine. Rare foxing. Complete first series of this seminal scholarly journal, indispensable for the literary, typographical, and bibliophilic history of the former Netherlands and Belgium, illustrated with facsimiles, inset plates, coats of arms, and engraved typographical marks. Founded by Baron Frédéric de Reiffenberg in collaboration with the bookseller Antoine Van Dale, this periodical brings together contributions from the greatest scholars of the 19th century, such as Auguste Scheler and Rénier Chalon. The set described includes the complete first series (volumes I through IX, 1845–1852), supplemented by its general catalog and index, as well as the first six volumes of the second series (volumes X through XV, 1853–1859). The articles offer an exceptional wealth of information devoted to the description of precious manuscripts, research on incunabula, the history of Belgian printers, and the records of famous auctions of the period. Provenance: from the library of Philippe de Volkaersbeke (bookplate), himself a member of the Société des bibliophiles de Belgique and a contributor to the society’s bulletin References: De Reume, *Belgian Printers*, p. 142; HathiTrust 000533945