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
Bibliothecae Medicae Laurentianae: Angelus Maria Bandinus
recensuit, illustravit edidit._ Florent., 1764; 3 vols.,
1774; 5 vols., folio. An equally splendid work with the
preceding--and much more copious and erudite in regard to
intrinsically valuable matter. The indexes are excellent. No
extensive philological library should be without these
volumes--especially since the name of MEDICI has recently
become so popular, from the able biographical memoirs of the
family by Mr. Roscoe.----MENARSIANA. _Bibliotheca
Menarsiana; ou Catalogue de la Bibliotheque de feu Messire
Jean Jaques Charron, Chevalier Marquis de Menars_, &c. A La
Haye, 1720, 8vo. A very fine collection of books in all
branches of literature. After the "Ordo Venditionis," there
is an additional leaf pasted in, signifying that a
magnificent copy of Fust's bible of 1462, upon paper, would
be sold immediately after the theological MSS. in folio. It
brought the sum of 1200 florins. The sale commenced at nine
and at two; giving the buyers time to digest their
purchases, as well as their dinners, at twelve! "Tempora
mutantur!"----MENCKENIUS. _Catalogus Bibliothecae Menckenianae
ab Ottone et Burchardo collectae. Editior altera longe
emendatior._ Lips., 1727, 8vo. There are some curious and
uncommon books in this collection; which evince the taste
and judgment of Menckenius, who was a scholar of no mean
reputation. Perhaps the word "rare" is too lavishly bestowed
upon some of the books described in it.----MEON. _Catalogue
des livres precieux singulieres et rares de la Bibliotheque
de M. Meon._ Paris, an. xii. (1804), 8vo. A very choice
collection of books; catalogued with considerable
care.----MERCIER. _Catalogue de la Bibliotheque de M.
Mercier, Abbe de Saint Leger_, par. M. De Bure, 1799, 8vo.
If the reader has chanced to cast his eye over the account
of the Abbe de St. Leger, at p. 61, ante, he will not
hesitate long about procuring a copy of the catalogue of the
library of so truly eminent a bibliographer.----MERIGOT.
_Catalogue des livres de M.J.G. Merigot, Libraire_, par M.
De Bure, 1800, 8vo. It is very seldom that this catalogue
appears in our own country: which is the more provoking as
the references to it, in foreign bibliographical works,
render its possession necessary to the collector. Merigot
was an eminent bookseller, and prepared a good catalogue of
M. Lorry's library, which was sold in 1791, 8vo.----ST.
MICHAEL. _Bibliotheca Codicum Manuscriptorum Monasterij
Sancti Michaelis Venetiarum, una cum appendice librorum
impressorum saeculi_ xv. _Opus posthumum Joannis Bened.
Mittarelli._ Venet., 1779, folio. It were much to be wished
that, after the example of this and other monasteries, all
religious houses, which have large libraries attached to
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