Bibliomania, Or, Book Madness ; a Bibliographical Romance, in Six Parts ; Illustrated with Cuts, Том 1Author, 1811 - 782 стор. |
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... curious and rare , books , as the ensuing pages describe ; but more especially a Personal History of Literature , in the characters of Col- lectors of Books ; had long been a de- sideratum even with classical students : and in adopting ...
... curious and rare , books , as the ensuing pages describe ; but more especially a Personal History of Literature , in the characters of Col- lectors of Books ; had long been a de- sideratum even with classical students : and in adopting ...
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... curious description of our country , written in the time of Edward vj , ( of which I shall modernize the orthography , ) the reader will judge for himself . The running title of the work is ' The Debate betwene the [ French and English ] ...
... curious description of our country , written in the time of Edward vj , ( of which I shall modernize the orthography , ) the reader will judge for himself . The running title of the work is ' The Debate betwene the [ French and English ] ...
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... curious books , the Bibliotheca Historica of BOLDUANUS , and the Bib liotheca Classica of DRAUDIUS * highly gratified the generality of readers , and enabled the student to select , with greater care and safety , such editions of ...
... curious books , the Bibliotheca Historica of BOLDUANUS , and the Bib liotheca Classica of DRAUDIUS * highly gratified the generality of readers , and enabled the student to select , with greater care and safety , such editions of ...
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... curious ought to be reprinted . ' See the latter's amusing little book ' De Præcipuis Bibliothecis Parisiensibus , p . 66 , 68 , & c . Naudæus was librarian to the famous Cardinal Mazarin , the great Mæcenas of his day ; whose library ...
... curious ought to be reprinted . ' See the latter's amusing little book ' De Præcipuis Bibliothecis Parisiensibus , p . 66 , 68 , & c . Naudæus was librarian to the famous Cardinal Mazarin , the great Mæcenas of his day ; whose library ...
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... curious and uncommon things , gleaned from MSS . which had probably never been unrolled or opened since their execution , are to be found in this ' Sciolum Floren- tinum , ' as Labbe calls him . Consult the Polyhist . Literar . vol . i ...
... curious and uncommon things , gleaned from MSS . which had probably never been unrolled or opened since their execution , are to be found in this ' Sciolum Floren- tinum , ' as Labbe calls him . Consult the Polyhist . Literar . vol . i ...
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