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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 · 5 pictures

A Latin sale catalogue of the Harleian library, compiled for bookseller Thomas Osborne in London in 1743 with help from Samuel Johnson, Michael Maittaire and William Oldys, and aimed at collectors and scholars buying rare books. Its pictures are letterpress ornaments: floral headpiece blocks, scrolled tailpieces with busts and satyr masks, and a factotum initial framed by birds.

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

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