Librorum Impressorum Qui In Museo Britannico, Adservantur Catalogus. Vol. I. (II.)

British Museum - Department of Printed Books

RA Collection: Book

Record number

04/3630

Author

British Museum - Department of Printed Books

Variant Title

Catalogus Bibliothecae Mesei Britannici

Imprint

Londini.: MDCCLXXXVII.

Physical Description

2 vols.; 428 mm. (Folio.)

General Note

Vol. I: 550p. - Vol. II: 474 p.

Contents

Vol. I: [Half-t., t.p.] - [Text] - Corrigenda. - Vol. II: [Half-t., t.p.] - [Text] - Corrigenda.

Responsibility Note

Headpieces and tailpieces are unsigned.

References

ESTC, T147790
P.R. Harris, History of the British Museum Library (1998)
D. Vaisey and D. McKitterick, Foundations of scholarship: libraries and collecting, 1650-1750 (1992).

Summary Note

Half-titles read: 'Catalogus Bibliothecae Musei Britannici'.

A small-paper issue was also made (ESTC T147791).

Provenance

Inscribed in ink on half-title of Vol. II: 'Given to the Royal Academy by the Trustees of the British Museum 1788'.

Binding Note

19th-century half calf, brown cloth-covered boards; black morocco spine-labels lettered 'Catal. Libror. Musei Britannici', spines lettered 'Vol. I. (II.)', 'R.A.' and '1787'.

Name as Subject

British Museum - Department of Printed Books

Subject

Libraries - Museums - Great Britain - London - 18th century
Bibliographies - Catalogues - Great Britain - 18th century

Contributors

British Library
British Museum, previous owner, donor

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