Bibliotheca Bibliothecarum Curis Secundis Auctior Accedit Bibliotheca Nummaria In Duas Partes

by Philippe Labbe

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16 p.l., 398 pp.; 27 pp. Two parts in one vol. 8vo, cont. calf extremities a little rubbed , contrasting leather lettering piece on spine. Rouen: A. Maurry for L. Billaine, 1678. Third edition 1st ed.: 1664 “of the earliest extant bibliography of bibliographies. It is basically an alphabetical list, arranged by authors’ first names, followed by eight intricate subject indices, among them one of publishers’ and booksellers’ catalogues.

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