An Introduction to the Study of Bibliography To which is prefixed a Memoir on the Public Libraries of the Ancients. Vol I and II.

: An Introduction to the Study of Bibliography To which is prefixed a Memoir on the Public Libraries of the Ancients. Vol I and II.

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An Introduction to the Study of Bibliography To which is prefixed a Memoir on the Public Libraries of the Ancients. Vol I and II.
Horne, Thomas Hartwell.
T. Cadell and W. Davies, ( 1814), London
Two volumes bound together. 21 cm. xxv, (2), 28-402; (1), 404-758, (3), ii-clvi pp. Sepia and b/w facsimiles, some folding.
Price: $75

First edition of an important early work on historical bibliography, ancient writing and printing, and printing technology. The second volume covers printing history, books about books, and foreign and British public and private libraries. This section has marginal ms. notes), sale catalogs and booksellers, “notices of eminent printers,” collections of large works, and biographical index. Very good condition in half morocco over marbled boards.

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