Item #306636 An Introduction to the Knowledge of Rare and Valuable Editions of the Greek and Roman Classics: Being, in Part, A Tabulated Arrangement from Dr. Harwood's View, &c. With Notes from Maittaire, De Bure, Dictionnaire Bibliographique and References to Ancient and Modern Catalogues. Thomas Frognall Dibdin.
An Introduction to the Knowledge of Rare and Valuable Editions of the Greek and Roman Classics: Being, in Part, A Tabulated Arrangement from Dr. Harwood's View, &c. With Notes from Maittaire, De Bure, Dictionnaire Bibliographique and References to Ancient and Modern Catalogues
An Introduction to the Knowledge of Rare and Valuable Editions of the Greek and Roman Classics: Being, in Part, A Tabulated Arrangement from Dr. Harwood's View, &c. With Notes from Maittaire, De Bure, Dictionnaire Bibliographique and References to Ancient and Modern Catalogues

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An Introduction to the Knowledge of Rare and Valuable Editions of the Greek and Roman Classics: Being, in Part, A Tabulated Arrangement from Dr. Harwood's View, &c. With Notes from Maittaire, De Bure, Dictionnaire Bibliographique and References to Ancient and Modern Catalogues.

Glocester: Printed by H. Ruff, for Payne, Faulder, Egerton, Evans, Robinsons, Mawman, et al, 1802.

First edition. 63, [1, errata] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Abbey Copy, Uncut in Boards. In original boards uncut, some loss to head of spine, front joint cracked but holding. In quarter brown morocco drop box Jackson 3; Neuburg 1; Windle and Pippin A3a. Provenace: J.R. Abbey (bookplate). Item #306636

The first edition was sold out within 6 weeks according to Lowndes. This work was one of his more financially successful publications and helped establish his bibliographic reputation. Later editions were greatly expanded.

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