Annales typographici
By: operâ Mich. Maittaire, A.M.
Contributors: Vaillant, Isaac, d. 1753, bookseller.; Medical Society of London,; Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress); Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Apud Isaacum Vaillant
Published: 1719
Place of publication: Hagae-Comitum
Language: lat
Subjects: Incunabula -- Bibliography -- Early works to 1800; Rare books -- Bibliography -- Early works to 1800; Early printed books -- Bibliography -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Bibliography; Early works to 1800
Notes: Although the 1733 volumes have the statement "edito nova auctior & emendatior, tomi primi pars prior[-posterior]" on the t.p., they are not a new edition of v. 1. Maittaire wanted to call v. 4 "Tomi primi supplementum."  However, the Bibliopola Batavus called it "Tomus primus" without Maittaire's knowledge, and Maittaire refers to Annales typographici as a set of 5 tomes. Cf. t. v, pt. 1, p. vi.

Vols. 2-3 have imprint: Hagae-Comitum : Apud Fratres Vaillant et Nicolaum Prevost; v. 4 has imprint: Amstelodami : Apud Petrum Humbert; v. 5 has imprint: Londini : Apud Gul. Darres & Cl. Du Bosc.

Vol. 2: 1722; v. 3: 1725; v. 4: 1733; v. 5: 1741.

Missignings: v. 2, pt. 1 has a2 incorrectly signed *2; v. 4, pt. 1 has 2N2 incorrectly signed N2.

v. 1: [12], 388 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 2, pt. 1: [8], viii, iv, 395, [1] p., [1?] leaf of plates; v. 2, pt. 2: [2], 395-860 p.; v. 3, pt. 1: [10], 412 p.; v. 3, pt. 2: [2], 413-925, [1] p.; v. 4, pt. 1: [4], xiv, [2], 415, [1] p.; v. 4, pt. 2: [2], 415*-791, [1] p.; v. 5, pt. 1: viii, [2], 536 p.; v. 5, pt. 2: [2], 572 p.

Added, engraved t.p. in v. 1 has ports. of 5 printers: Johann Gutenberg, Johannes Fust, Lourens Janszoon Coster, Aldo Manuzio, and Johann Froben. Some copies have engraved t.p. in both v. 1 and 2.

Vols. 2-5 issued in two parts per v.; t.p. of each part printed in red and black. Variant issue has t.p. of v. 5 printed in black only. Cf. STC T100026.

LC copy imperfect: port. of Robert Estienne wanting.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ESTC T100022 (t. 5 only)

Rosenwald 2579

LC copy has bookplate with initals "W.V." below a coronet and the motto: Vernon semper viret."
Table of contents: title: t. 1. Ab artis inventae origine ad annum MD; title: t. 2. Ab anno MD ad annum MDXXXVI continuati (2 v.); title: t. 3. Ab anno MDXXXVI ad annum MDLVII continuati cum appendice (2 v.); title: [t. 4]. Ab artis inventae origine ad annum MDCLXIV (2 v.); title: t. 5. Tomus quintus et ultimus, indicem in tomus quatuor praeeuntes complectens (2 v.)