Anecdotes of Literature and Scarce Books, Volume 1F. C. & J. Rivington, 1807 - Bibliographical literature |
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... described , to ac- commodate me with the loan of them for the public benefit and amusement . Having nothing more to add , I here take my leave of the reader , with hearty good will , earnestly desiring that he may receive as much ...
... described , to ac- commodate me with the loan of them for the public benefit and amusement . Having nothing more to add , I here take my leave of the reader , with hearty good will , earnestly desiring that he may receive as much ...
Page 12
... described , and also been the occasion of many learned and elaborate discussions . It is therefore somewhat surprising that De Bure's account of it is not more accurate . He represents it as beginning : Liber Catho- licon incipit ...
... described , and also been the occasion of many learned and elaborate discussions . It is therefore somewhat surprising that De Bure's account of it is not more accurate . He represents it as beginning : Liber Catho- licon incipit ...
Page 13
... described , as of extraordinary rarity and value . It was purchased at the Pinelli sale for eighteen guineas , and is now in the Cracherode Col- lection . No. 2630 . LUCRETII DE RERUM NATURA , LIBRI VI . EX EDITIONE ET CUM COMMENTARIIS ...
... described , as of extraordinary rarity and value . It was purchased at the Pinelli sale for eighteen guineas , and is now in the Cracherode Col- lection . No. 2630 . LUCRETII DE RERUM NATURA , LIBRI VI . EX EDITIONE ET CUM COMMENTARIIS ...
Page 15
... described : L. A. SENECA TRAGEDIE FERRAR . And . Gallus , absque anni notâ . Vol . J. This book is of extraordinary rarity and value . Gallus afterwards printed an edition at Ferrara in 1484 . No. 2801 . STATII OPERA , & c . Venet ...
... described : L. A. SENECA TRAGEDIE FERRAR . And . Gallus , absque anni notâ . Vol . J. This book is of extraordinary rarity and value . Gallus afterwards printed an edition at Ferrara in 1484 . No. 2801 . STATII OPERA , & c . Venet ...
Page 127
... described by De Bure , sold for 80 livres . A copy would probably at this time be worth 251 . In the epistle above quoted , Pomponius Lætus is mistaken in supposing , that the number of books which Varro wrote de Lingua Latina was only ...
... described by De Bure , sold for 80 livres . A copy would probably at this time be worth 251 . In the epistle above quoted , Pomponius Lætus is mistaken in supposing , that the number of books which Varro wrote de Lingua Latina was only ...
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