A bibliographical dictionary; : containing a chronological account, alphabetically arranged, of the most curious, scarce, useful, and important books, in all departments of literature, which have been published in Latin, Greek, Coptic, Hebrew, Samaritan, Syriac, Chaldee, Æthiopic, Arabic, Persian, Armenian, &c. From the infancy of printing to the beginning of the nineteenth century. With biographical anecdotes of authors, printers, and publishers; … Including the whole of Dr. Harwood’s View of the classics, with innumerable additions and amendments. To which are added, An essay on bibliography, …
Adam Clarke (c.1762-1832)
Date
1802
Materials
Place of origin
Liverpool
Collection
Dorneywood House and Gardens, Buckinghamshire
NT 3224325
Summary
Bibliographic description
6v. ; 12mo Pencil note on vol. 1 pastedown: bibliographical 8 vols [changed to 7] 14/- Uniformly bound and shelved with “The bibliographical miscellany; … Vol. 1. …”, 1806. Provenance: Black ink stamp: The National Trust founded 1895. Binding: Nineteenth-century half polished calf and brown paper over boards on three recessed cords, gilt spine lettering and double fillet.
Makers and roles
Adam Clarke (c.1762-1832) Edward Harwood (1729-1794)