Bibliotheca Croftsiana A Catalogue Of The Curious And Distinguished Library Of The Late Reverend

by Thomas Auction Catalogue Crofts

$1,250 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller · No longer available

xvi, 420 pp. 8vo, cont. diced russia, double gilt fillet round sides, spine gilt, orig. red morocco lettering piece on spine. London: 1783 . A very handsome copy. This was a grand library of 8360 lots, notable for its Italian books, which De Ricci considered “the finest library of old Italian books yet seen in England; his sale 7 April 1783 also contained a number of fine French chivalry-romances” p. 56 . Crofts 1722-81 , also had much fine

• Binding: Leather

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