$4,800
Ballard, Thomas (fl. 1698-1734) Bibliotheca Burnetiana: or a Catalogue of the Library of the late Reverend Father in God, Dr. Gilbert Burnet . [London, 1716]. First and only edition, octavo, 68 pages, untrimmed, with deckle edges throughout, title page and verso of last leaf evenly dusty, some dust in the interior leaves, ex libris David Laing and the Theological Institute of Connecticut, with their subtle blind stamp, bound in 19th century half calf and paste paper boards, rebacked, 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. Very rare auction catalog of more than 1,738 lots of books from the library of Gilbert Burnet (1643-1715). ESTC lists two copies in U.K. libraries, and only one copy in the U.S., at the Beinecke.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-11-18