Bibliotheca illustris, sive, Catalogus variorum librorum in quâvis linguâ & facultate insignium ornatissimae bibliothecae viri cujusdam praenobilis ac honoratissimi olim defuncti
Subtitle: libris rarissimis tam typis excusis quàm manuscriptis refertissimae : quorum auctio habebitur Londini, ad insigne Ursi in vico dicto Ave-Mary-Lane, prope templum D. Pauli, Novemb. 21. 1687
By: per T. Bentley, & B. Walford, bibliopolas. Lond
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 681:14; Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 1143:1; Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 1734:8
Publisher: Catalogues are distributed at 6 d. per Catalogue, at Mr. Willis ... Mr. Holford ... Mr. Sam. Lownds ... Mr. Wilkinson ... and Mr. Dring ... Mr. Chiswell ... Mr. Thomas Bentley ... Mr. Tho. Guy ... Mr. Bayly ... Mr. Benj. Shirly in Oxon, booksellers, and at the coffee-houses in Cambridge
Published: 1687
Place of publication: London
Language: lat
Number of pages: 106
Subjects: Library; Catalogs; Book auctions; Private libraries
Other titles: Catalogus variorum librorum in quâvis linguâ & facultate insignium ornatissimae bibliothecae viri cujusdam praenobilis ac honoratissimi olim defuncti
Notes: From the statement in the preface that this collection "comprises the main part of the library of that famous secretary William Cecil, lord Burleigh", it has generally been assumed that this is a catalogue of his library exclusively; the collection in fact was owned by Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury, who had inherited the MSS. and possibly some of the printed books through his wife, Lady Diana Grey, Lord Burghley's great-great-granddaughter.

Signatures: [A]² B-C² [superscript chi]C² D-E² F²(F1+'F*') G-M² m² N-2B²; B2 signed A2, [superscript chi]C1 signed ***, V2 signed U2.

Many errors in paging.

Wing B2831

Wing B5726

Wing (2nd ed., 1994), A801A

ESTC (RLIN), r282

ESTC (RLIN), r41170

Title page in Latin; imprint, preface, and conditions of sale in English.