Catalogus bibliothecae Harleianae, in locos communes distributus cum indice auctorum

Oxford, Edward Harley, Earl of, 1689-1741, Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, Maittaire, Michael, 1667-1747, Oldys, William, 1696-1761, Osborne, Thomas, d. 1767 · 1743 · Londini : apud Thomam Osborne · 4 pictures

A Latin sale catalogue of the Harleian Library, compiled by Samuel Johnson, William Oldys and Michael Maittaire for the London bookseller Thomas Osborne in 1743 and aimed at collectors and dealers. Its pictures are letterpress ornaments: scrolling foliate headpieces with bust and putto figures, a framed initial R with cornucopias and cherub head, and a small landscape vignette with buildings and obelisk.

Classical literature · English poetry · Engraving · Incunabula · Rare books · Romances

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