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Bibliotheca SpencerianaA Descriptive Catalogue of the Books Printed in the Fifteenth Century and of Many Valuable First Editions in the Library of George John Earl Spencer\nAuthor(s): Thomas Frognall Dibdin\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108051095, 978-1108051095\nSynopsis\nAt his death, George Spencer [tel] had created the greatest private library in Europe. At the time, many aristocrats were spending huge sums acquiring rare printed books. With monastic and aristocratic libraries in Europe being dissolved, collectors had access to thousands of examples. The Second Earl Spencer's interests were in English 'black-letter' printing, especially the works of Caxton, and continental incunables, particularly first editions of Greek and Latin classics. Thomas Dibdin [tel] was employed as Spencer's librarian and visited Europe searching for new acquisitions. Published in [tel], this catalogue is of .