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Bibliotheca Spenceriana
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
4 Volume Set

Part of Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries

Author: Thomas Frognall Dibdin

Date Published: June 2012
availability: Out of stock in print form with no current plan to reprint
format: Multiple copy pack
isbn: 9781108051118

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At his death, George Spencer (1758–1834) had created the greatest private library in Europe. At the time, many aristocrats were spending huge sums acquiring rare printed books. With monastic and aristocratic libraries in Europe being dissolved, collectors had access to thousands of examples. The Second Earl Spencer's interests were in English 'black-letter' printing, especially the works of Caxton, and continental incunables, particularly first editions of Greek and Latin classics. Thomas Dibdin (1776–1847) was employed as Spencer's librarian and visited Europe searching for new acquisitions. Published in 1814–15, this catalogue is of the earliest and rarest items in the collection. Each is described in detail, with reproductions of woodcuts and engravings, making this a fascinating record of one man's commitment to collecting the earliest examples of this revolutionary invention.

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Product details
- Date Published: June 2012
- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9781108051118
- length: 2118 pages
- dimensions: 255 x 179 x 112 mm
- weight: 3.9kg
- availability: Out of stock in print form with no current plan to reprint
Table of Contents
Volume 1: Preface
Block-books
Theology
Ancient classics. Volume 2: Ancient classics (cont.). Volume 3: Collections of classics
Grammar and lexicography
Miscellaneous authors. Volume 4: Advertisement
Miscellaneous authors (cont.)
Italian books
William Caxton
Oxford books
St Alban books
Lettou and Machlinia
Wynkyn de Worde
Richard Pynson
Supplement
Additions and emendations
Indexes.
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Thomas Frognall Dibdin