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Bibliotheca Spenceriana; or, A descriptive catalogue of the ... library of George John, earl Spencer ... by the Reverand Thomas Frognall Dibdin.

Title: Bibliotheca Spenceriana; or, A descriptive catalogue of the ... library of George John, earl Spencer ... by the Reverand Thomas Frognall Dibdin.
Author: Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834.
Publication: London, 1814-23.

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	v. 7	Text	Restricted use	Stuart 2098 v. 7	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.		Text	Restricted use	Stuart 1793-1800	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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7 v. in 8. fronts. (v. 1, 5-6) illus., plates, ports, maps, fold. plan, facsims.; fol.

Alternative Title

Aedes Althorpianae

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Large paper edition, extra illustrated.
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 Forgnall 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-lii; Bibles, v. 1, p. 1-132 (nos. 7-52); Caxtons, v. 4, p. 171-350 (nos. 836-883); Wynkyn de Worde, v. 4, p. 393-416 (nos. 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.
Account of the library: [v. 5] p. 20-236; [v. 6] has special t.-p.: Supplement to the Bibliotheca Spenceriana ...
[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 Althorpianæ ... By the Reverend Thomas Forgnall 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. (3 v. 30 cm.).

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Stuart 1793-1800

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38251949
43423361

Author

Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834.

Title

Bibliotheca Spenceriana; or, A descriptive catalogue of the ... library of George John, earl Spencer ... by the Reverand Thomas Frognall Dibdin.

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London, 1814-23.

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Dibdin, Thomas Frognall, 1776-1847.

Serra, Luigi?, duca di Cassano.

John Rylands University Library of Manchester.

Research Call Number

Stuart 1793-1800

Stuart 2098

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