Shelfmark
En.3.01 - En.3.04
Author
Title
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. &c. &c. &c. / by the reverend Thomas Frognall Dibdin.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Descriptive catalogue of the books printed in the fifteenth century and of many valuable first editions, in the library of George John Earl Spencer
Publication, distribution, etc.
London: : Printed for the author, by W. Bulmer and Co., Shakespeare Press. And published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Co.; T. Payne; White & Cochrane; John Murray; and J. & A. Arch., 1814. [-1815.].
Physical description
4 v., plates : ill., coat of arms, facsims. ; 27 cm.
Note
Includes indexes.
Note
Publication dates: v.1-v.3: 1814 -- v.4: 1815.
Note
Head- and tail- pieces; initials.
Note
A number of pages printed in red and black.
Note
Title-page vignettes.
Provenance
Booklabel of Joseph Frederick Burrell, recording donation to Eton College in 1983.
Binding
20th century mid-brown quarter leather; boards covered in light brown and blue marbled paper; gold tooled title on spine; cream endpapers.
Subject
Printing History Bibliography.
Subject
Rare books Catalogs.
Subject
Incunabula Bibliography Catalogs.
Added entry--name
Murray, John, 1778 - 1843 publisher.
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Payne, Thomas, 1752 - 1831 publisher.
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Dibdin, Thomas Frognall, 1776 - 1847 publisher.
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Added entry--name
Burrell, Joseph Frederick, 1909 - 1983 former owner.
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John and Arthur Arch publisher.
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White & Cochrane publisher.
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Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Co. publisher.
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W. Bulmer and Co. printer.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B32369