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CENSURA LITERARIA. CONTAINING TITLES, ABSTRACTS, AND OPINIONS OF OLD ENGLISH BOOKS, WITH ORIGINAL DISQUISITIONS, ARTICLES OF BIOGRAPHY, AND OTHER LITERARY ANTIQUITIES.
Brydges, Samuel Egerton-
10 volumes in 5.

- New York : AMS Press 1966 - small 8vo. - cloth - viii,471,(3),xvi,400; viii,440,(2),xv,(i),430; xv,(i),431+(1),xv,(i),440; viii,439+(1),xvi,431+(1); vii,(i),447+(1), xxii,416 pages - Order Nr. 64627 - Price: $ 240.00

Reprint of the periodical printed by T. Bensley for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme and J. White in London from 1805 to 1809. (NCBEL III, 1270; Lowndes I, 296) Published in installments over the course of several years, this was Brydges first extensive compilation of antiquarian literary material. He based his design on the previous works of Thomas Blount, William Oldys and Horace Walpole. Each yearly volume contains a detailed table of contents and an index, with the last volume also having a cumulative table of contents and index to the obituaries.

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KALASZOK ES KEVEK: MODERN ANTHOLOGIA. Text in Hungarian. Anthology of poetry and short stories, with section entitled Twenty Years Later, published to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Hungarian printing house of Kner. Color and black and white illustrations, including illustrations of Kner products. Includes sample business forms. Boards lightly soiled; title stamped on front board and spine faded.