A Bibliography of Bibliography; Or, a Handy Book About Books Which Relate to BooksSabin, Joseph
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A Bibliography of Bibliography; Or, a Handy Book About Books Which Relate to Books
Sabin, Joseph
Bibliographical literature -- Bibliography; Bibliography of bibliographies
Sale Catalogues. A List of the Original Catalogues of the Principal
Libraries which have been sold by auction by Mr. Samuel Baker, from
1774; Messrs. S. Baker and G. Leigh, from 1775 to 1777; Mr. George
Leigh, 1778; Messrs. Leigh and Sotheby, from 1780 to 1800; Messrs.
Leigh, Sotheby, and Son, from 1800 to 1803; Messrs. Leigh and L.
Sotheby, from 1804 to 1816; and Mr. Sotheby, from 1816 to 1828. The
whole forming a series of one hundred and fifty-six volumes in quarto,
with Prices and Purchaser's Names. 8vo. _London._ 1828.
This little privately printed pamphlet contains a chronological
and alphabetical list of over eight hundred book sales of the
libraries of well-known literary men and book collectors, &c., for
eighty-four years. The valuable catalogues mentioned in this list
are deposited in the British Museum, together with the continuation
of the series up to 1860. Mr. Power adds a description of several
other sale catalogues of libraries, the most important of which we
have described under the names of their owners. _See_ Power, pp.
192, 193.
SALVA (V.) A Catalogue of Spanish and Portuguese Books, with occasional
Literary and Bibliographical Remarks. By Vincent Salva. 2 vols., 8vo,
pp. xxx, 226; xxix, 225. _London._ 1826-29.
_See_ Petzholdt, p. 380, for other catalogues.
SANTANDER (Ch. Ant. de la Serna). Dictionnaire bibliographique choisi
du quinzième siècle, ou description par ordre alphabétique des éditions
les plus rares et les plus recherchées du quinzième siècle, précédé
d'un essai historique sur l'origine de l'imprimerie, ainsi que sur
l'histoire de son établissement dans les villes, bourgs, monastères et
autres endroits de l'Europe; avec la notice des imprimeurs qui y ont
exercé cet art jusqu'à l'an 1500. Par de la Serna Santander. 3 vols.,
8vo, pp. (6), x, 480; (4), iv, 478; (4), 520. 2 Tables.
_Bruxelles: Impr. Tarte. An_ XIII. [1805]-1807.
"A most elaborate work, to which all bibliographers are indebted
for a fund of interesting and important information. It also
contains his masterly sketch of the History of Printing."--T. H.
HORNE. In Vol. III. are many curious water-marks. _See_ Petzholdt,
p. 124.
SANTANDER. Catalogue des Livres de la Bibliothèque de M. C. de la Serna
Santander, ... avec des Notes bibliographiques et littéraires.... 5
vols., 8vo, pp. vi, xxxv, (1), 309; (2), 354; (2), 305; (2), 266; 130,
(1). Plates. _Bruxelles._ 1803.
A very valuable catalogue, both on account of the richness of
the collection (particularly in Spanish literature), and also on
account of its great accuracy and of the bibliographical importance
of the appended notes. The fifth volume, which includes some
curious treatises on water-marks, signatures, etc., is very scarce.
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