Research Catalog
Bibliotheca Smithiana A catalogue of the curious, elegant, and very valuable library of Joseph Smith, Esq; His Britannick Majesty's Consul at Venice lately deceased. The Books are in the finest Preservation, and consist of The very Best, and Scarcest Editions of the Latin, Italian, and French Authors, from the Invention of Printing; Many Capital Books of Prints and Antiquities, with Manuscripts and Missals upon Vellum finely illuminated. Which will be sold by auction, by S. Baker and G. Leigh, Booksellers, At their House in York-Street, Covent-Garden, on Monday, January the 25th, 1773, and the thirteen following Days, Beginning each Day at Twelve O'Clock.
- Title
- Bibliotheca Smithiana [electronic resource] : A catalogue of the curious, elegant, and very valuable library of Joseph Smith, Esq; His Britannick Majesty's Consul at Venice lately deceased. The Books are in the finest Preservation, and consist of The very Best, and Scarcest Editions of the Latin, Italian, and French Authors, from the Invention of Printing; Many Capital Books of Prints and Antiquities, with Manuscripts and Missals upon Vellum finely illuminated. Which will be sold by auction, by S. Baker and G. Leigh, Booksellers, At their House in York-Street, Covent-Garden, on Monday, January the 25th, 1773, and the thirteen following Days, Beginning each Day at Twelve O'Clock.
- Author
- S. Baker and G. Leigh (London, England)
- Publication
- [London : s.n., 1773]
Details
- Additional Authors
- Gale (Firm)
- Description
- [8],84p.; 8⁰.
- Uniform Title
- Eighteenth century collections online.
- Subject
- Note
- Conditions of sale signed: Samuel Baker, and G. Leigh.
- Parallel French and English titlepages and preliminaries.
- 'Bibliotheca Smithiana, pars altera' was sold later in 1773 by James Robson.
- In this edition the English titlepage is at right and reads ".. library of Joseph ..".
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Indexed In (note)
- English Short Title Catalog
- Reproduction (note)
- Electronic reproduction.
- OCLC
- 642659668
- T655
- Author
- S. Baker and G. Leigh (London, England)
- Title
- Bibliotheca Smithiana [electronic resource] : A catalogue of the curious, elegant, and very valuable library of Joseph Smith, Esq; His Britannick Majesty's Consul at Venice lately deceased. The Books are in the finest Preservation, and consist of The very Best, and Scarcest Editions of the Latin, Italian, and French Authors, from the Invention of Printing; Many Capital Books of Prints and Antiquities, with Manuscripts and Missals upon Vellum finely illuminated. Which will be sold by auction, by S. Baker and G. Leigh, Booksellers, At their House in York-Street, Covent-Garden, on Monday, January the 25th, 1773, and the thirteen following Days, Beginning each Day at Twelve O'Clock.
- Imprint
- [London : s.n., 1773]
- Series
- Eighteenth century collections online.
- Reproduction
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
- Indexed In:
- English Short Title Catalog, T655.
- Connect to:
- Place of Publication
- Great Britain England London.
- Added Author
- Gale (Firm)