Catalog of the library of William Fitzwilliam, first Earl Fitzwilliam [manuscript], Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, ca. 1754.

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Catalog of the library of William Fitzwilliam, first Earl Fitzwilliam [manuscript], Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, ca. 1754.

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Manuscript catalog in neat old hand, with author, title, place of publication and date information for entries arranged by subject and format: "Books in folio, divinity & ecclesiastical history," "Law & politicks, folio," "History, folio," "History of England & other nations, folio," "Voyages & travels, folio," "Miscellanies, folio," "Poetry, plays & romances, folio," "Dictionaries & lexicons, folio," and "Antiquity, prints, architecture & other liberal arts, folio"; also, "Books in quarto, Latin," "English quartos," "French quartos," and "Italian & Spanish quartos"; also, "Books in octavo, history of England and other nations," "Mathematicks, geography, architecture & other liberal arts, octavo & infra.," "Miscellanies, octavo & infra.," "Poetry, plays & romances, octavo & infra.," "Law & politicks, octavo & infra.," "Divinity, octavo & infra.," "Latin, octavo & infra.," "French, octavo & infra.," "Italian & Spanish, octavo & infra.," "Manuscripts, folio, quarto & infra.," and "Manuscripts upon vellum." Most titles date from the 17th and 18th centuries, and no entries after 1754 are listed.

52, [1] p. ; 38 cm.

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