Supplement to the Bibliotheca Spenceriana; or a descriptive catalogue of the books printed in the fifteenth century, in the library of George John, Earl Spencer / By Thomas Frognall Dibdin.

  • George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer
Date:
1822
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Credit: Supplement to the Bibliotheca Spenceriana; or a descriptive catalogue of the books printed in the fifteenth century, in the library of George John, Earl Spencer / By Thomas Frognall Dibdin. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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