Bibliomania; or Book-Madness: A Bibliographical RomanceDibdin, Thomas Frognall
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Bibliomania; or Book-Madness: A Bibliographical Romance
Dibdin, Thomas Frognall
Bibliography; Bibliomania; Book collecting; Books -- Prices
[Footnote 159: DE LA SERNA SANTANDER will always hold a
distinguished place amongst bibliographers, not only from
the care and attention with which he put forth the catalogue
of his own books--the parting from which must have gone near
to break his heart--but from his elegant and useful work
entitled, "_Dictionnaire Bibliographique choisi du quinzieme
Siecle_," 1805, &c., 8vo., in three parts or volumes. His
summary of researches, upon the invention of printing, Mr.
Edwards told me, he read "with complete satisfaction"--this
occupies the first part or volume. The remaining volumes
form a necessary, as well as brilliant, supplement to De
Bure. Just at this moment, I believe that Mr. Beloe's, and
my own, copy of the work, are the only ones in this
country.----CAILLEAU has the credit of being author of the
_Dictionnaire Bibliographique_, &c., in three volumes,
octavo, 1790--of which there are a sufficient number of
counterfeited and faulty re-impressions; but which, after
all, in its original shape, edit. 1790, is not free from
gross errors; however useful it is in many respects. I
suspect, however, that the Abbe DUCLOS had the greater share
in this publication: but, be this as it may, the fourth
supplemental volume (by the younger Brunet) is, in every
respect, a more accurate and valuable performance. OBERLIN,
librarian of the central school or college at Strasbourg, is
author of a bibliographical treatise particularly deserving
of the antiquary's attention: namely, _Essai d'annales de la
vie de Jean Gutenburg [Transcriber's Note: Gutenberg], &c._,
Stasb. [Transcriber's Note: Strasb.], an. ix., 8vo. His
other numerous (belles-lettres) works are minutely specified
by Peignot in his _Dict. de Bibliologie_, vol. iii., p. 230.
His edition of Horace, Argent., 1788, 4to., is both elegant
and correct.]
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