André-Charles Cailleau (1731–1798) was a French
book publisher
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, bookseller and man of letters.
Life
He was born on 17 June 1731 in Touraine, France.
He was a contemporary of
Jacques Charles Brunet
Jacques Charles Brunet (2 November 1780 – 14 November 1867) was a French bibliographer.
Biography
He was born in Paris, the son of a bookseller. He began his bibliographical career by the preparation of several auction catalogues, notable ex ...
.
He died on 12 June 1798 in
Paris
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, France.
Career
Along with Laurent-François Prault, he was one of the most well known and established book publishers and printers of France.
Works
His most well known works are:
* ''Lettres et épîtres amoureuses d'Héloïse et d'Abeilard, tant en vers qu'en prose'' (Love letters and epistles of Héloïse and Abélard, as much in verse as in prose), 1798
* ''The Evenings of the Countryside, 1766''
*
Dictionnaire bibliographique, historique et critique des livres rares' (A Dictionary of Bibliographical, Historical and Rare Books) with R. Duclos, 3 volumes, 1790
References
External links
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1731 births
1798 deaths
18th-century French publishers (people)
French booksellers