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
DIBDIN. Bibliotheca Spenceriana; or a Descriptive Catalogue of the
Books printed in the Fifteenth Century, and of many Valuable First
Editions, in the Library of George John Earl Spencer, K.G., etc.,
etc., etc. By the Reverend Thomas Frognall Dibdin. 4 vols., imp. 8vo.
_London: Printed for the Author._ 1814-15.
Fifty copies were printed on large paper. "This catalogue contains
only the works printed in the fifteenth century and the Editiones
Principes. It is compiled with the greatest care and industry, and
those who have had occasion to consult its pages, can testify to
its accuracy and great utility. It is the finest private collection
in Europe; the catalogue will ever be regarded as of the first
importance to the theologian, the historian, and the critic, and as
a perfect model for the bibliographer."--LOWNDES.
DIBDIN. The Bibliographical Decameron; or, Ten Days Pleasant Discourse
upon Illuminated Manuscripts, and Subjects connected with Early
Engravings, Typography, and Bibliography. By the Rev. T. F. Dibdin. 3
vols., rl. 8vo. _London: Printed for the Author._ 1817.
Also on large paper, 3 vols., imp. 8vo. "This work may be
considered as a continuation of the _Bibliomania_, the same
characters being introduced in the dialogues. From the information
which it contains, and the splendor of the decorations and
printing, it will ever be considered as a model of excellence and
good taste in typography and the arts."
DIBDIN. Ædes Althorpianæ; or an Account of the Mansion, Books, and
Pictures, at Althorp; the Residence of George John Earl Spencer, K.G.
To which is added a Supplement to the Bibliotheca Spenceriana. By the
Rev. Thomas Frognall Dibdin. 2 vols., imp. 8vo.
_London: Payne and Foss._ 1822.
_See_ the author's _Reminiscences_, II. 557-94, for the interesting
account of the publication of this work, where it appears that
the cost of engraving the portraits was upwards of £2,000. It was
designed as a supplement to the _Bibliotheca Spenceriana_, and
contains accounts of the ancestors of Earl Spencer; of the Mansion
at Althorp; of the gallery, with engravings of the most important
pictures; and of editions of the Scriptures, Aldine editions, and
books printed in the fifteenth century, not contained in the former
volumes.
DIBDIN. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Books printed in the Fifteenth
Century, lately forming Part of the Library of the Duke Di Cassano
Serra, and now the Property of George John Earl Spencer, K.G. With a
General Index of Authors and Editions contained in the Present Volume,
and in the Bibliotheca Spenceriana and Ædes Althorpianæ. By the Rev.
Thomas Frognall Dibdin. Imp. 8vo, pp. x, 295.
_London: Printed for the Author._ 1823.
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