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Bibliotheca Spenceriana; or, A descriptive catalogue of the ... library of George John, earl Spencer ... / by the Reverend Thomas Frognall Dibdin.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection Z240 .S74 v.1-v.3, v.7 v.1 v.2 v.3 v.7
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Althorp (England).
- Incunabula--Bibliography--Catalogs.
- Incunabula.
- Incunabula--Bibliography.
- Catalogs.
- Rare books.
- Printing--History--Bibliography.
- Printing.
- History.
- Bibliography.
- Physical Description:
- volumes : frontispieces (v. 1, 5-6) illustrations, plates, portraits, maps, folded plan, facsimiles ; 27 cm
- Other Title:
- Aedes Althorpianae.
- Place of Publication:
- London, [publisher not identified], 1814-1823.
- Notes:
- Title varies: v. 1-4, 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. ... By the Reverend Thomas Frognall Dibdin ... London, Printed for the author, by W. Bulmer and co., Shakspeare press and published by Longman, Hurst, Rees & co. [etc.] 1814-15.
- Block books, v. 1, p. i-iii; Bibles, v. 1, p. 1-132 (no. 7-52); Caxtons, v. 4, p. 171-350 (no. 836-883); Wynkyn de Worde, v. 4, p. 393-416 (no. 900-912).
- [v. 5-6] Aedes Althorpianae; or, An account of the mansion, books, and pictures, at Althorp; the residence of George John, earl Spencer, K. G. To which is added a supplement to the Bibliotheca Spenceriana ... By the Rev. Thomas Frognall Dibdin ... London, Printed by W. Nicol, Shakspeare press, 1822.
- [v. 7] A descriptive catalogue of the books printed in the fifteenth century, lately forming part of the library of the Duke di Cassano Serra, and now the property of George John, earl Spencer, K. G. With a general index of authors and editions contained in the present volume, and in the Bibliotheca Spenceriana and Aedes Althorpian ... By the Reverend Thomas Frognall Dibdin ... London, Printed for the author by William Nicol, Shakspeare press, 1823.
- The entire Spencer collection (about 40,000 volumes) was purchased by Mrs. Rylands in 1892, and now forms part of the John Rylands library, Manchester. A catalog, by E. Gordon-Duff, was issued in 1899. (8 v. 30 cm.).
- Account of the library: [v. 5] p. 38-236; [v. 6] has special t.-p.: Supplement to the Bibliotheca Spenceriana ...
- OCLC:
- 38251949
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