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LAIRE, Francois Xavier (1739-1800). Specimen historicum typographiae Romanae XV. saeculi opera et studio. Rome: Sumptibus Venantii Monaldini 1778.
8o (193 x 131 mm). Engraved folding plate. Contemporary marbled sheep, spine gilt.
FIRST EDITION. "A folding-plate contains specimens of the types of Sweynheym and Pannartz, two of the earliest Roman printers... Laire was one of the most learned bibliographers of France during the 18th century... At one time he was the librarian of Cardinal Brienne; subsequently he became librarian at the Ecole centrale de l'Yonne, in which position he remained up till his death." Bigmore & Wyman 416; Brunet III: 774.
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FIRST EDITION. "A folding-plate contains specimens of the types of Sweynheym and Pannartz, two of the earliest Roman printers... Laire was one of the most learned bibliographers of France during the 18th century... At one time he was the librarian of Cardinal Brienne; subsequently he became librarian at the Ecole centrale de l'Yonne, in which position he remained up till his death." Bigmore & Wyman 416; Brunet III: 774.