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LABBE, Philippe. Bibliotheca Bibliothecarum Curis Secundis Auctior. Paris: Louis Billaine, 1664.
8° (163 x 103mm.). (Some light browning.) Contemporary vellum.
FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BIBLIOGRAPHIES. 'It is basically an alphabetical list, arranged by the author's first names, followed by eight intricate subject indices, among them one of publishers' and booksellers' catalogues. Appended is a very useful numismatic bibliography... Labbe... was a Jesuit professor of philosophy in Paris.' B. Breslauer & R. Folter Bibliography Grolier Club, 1984 no. 62.
8° (163 x 103mm.). (Some light browning.) Contemporary vellum.
FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BIBLIOGRAPHIES. 'It is basically an alphabetical list, arranged by the author's first names, followed by eight intricate subject indices, among them one of publishers' and booksellers' catalogues. Appended is a very useful numismatic bibliography... Labbe... was a Jesuit professor of philosophy in Paris.' B. Breslauer & R. Folter Bibliography Grolier Club, 1984 no. 62.