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BANKS. - DRYANDER, JONA: Catalogus bibliothecae historico-naturalis Josephi Banks, Regi a consiliis intimis, Baroneti, (&c.). Reprint. In 5 volumes.
New York and London, Johnson Reprint, and Amsterdam, A. Asher, 1966, in-8°, over 2600 p., blue cloth bindings, very good copy. ¶ Reprint of the original edition printed in London by William Bulmer in 1798-1800. Systematically arranged, with over 28000 titles. Each volume has a subject index. Volume 5 contains a supplement and the cumulative subject index. There is no other bibliographical work available that is as valuable for 16th to 18th century works in the history of natural sciences, with sections on medicine. 'An excellent and admirably arranged catalogue, certainly the most comprehensive of the kind ever published' (Lowndes). 'Die wirklich au§erordentliche Vollständigkeit der Bibliothek und die gro§e Genauigkeit des Katalogs macht diesen höchst wertvoll' (Petzholdt). Ebert 6412b; Schneider 9; Lowndes I/109; Petzholdt 546. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage.
Offered for CHF 500.00 = appr. US$ 534.16 by: Harteveld Rare Books Ltd. - Book number: 2545