De Bibliothecis Liber Singularis.
by LOMEIER, JOHANNES
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Lavardin, France
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About This Item
Zutphen, Johannes Columbius at Deventer for Henricus Beerren, 1669. 8vo. (16),341,(3)pp. Index. Last leaf with errata and colophon. Small hole in margin of last page. Very browned throughout. Full calf, spine goldtooled. (bottom of spine damaged & small wormhole in top of spine). First edition. Johannes Lomeier (1636 - 1699), noted Dutch philologist and bibliophile was professor of belles-lettres and philosophy at Zutphen. In the present work, which is his most famous work he writes about the history, architecture and organization of libraries, about librarians and enemies of books. Chapter ten contains a survey of the most important libraries in Europe. In the Netherlands he is especially interested in Zutphen, a town he knew well and which still houses a famous chain library. For France he gets most of his information from travel guides. The work was plagiarized by Pierre Le Gallois in his 'Traité historique des plus belles bibliothèques de l'Europe' (1680). This, his most famous work is a survey of libraries, treating origin of libraries, conservation of records in Biblical times, celebrated collections Europe, Spanish libraries in America, library fittings, responsibilities of librarians etc.
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- Bookseller
- Knuf Rare Books (FR)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35252
- Title
- De Bibliothecis Liber Singularis.
- Author
- LOMEIER, JOHANNES
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- Zutphen
- Date Published
- 1669
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Knuf Rare books was founded in the 1950s by Frits Knuf in the Netherlands. After an apprenticeship with Frits I took over the firm in 1996 which we then moved to France in 2001 where we are still based. The business is run from our home in Lavardin, one of the most beautiful villages of France located in the Loire Valley, that can easily be reached from Paris. Visitors are most welcome, but by appointment please. I am interested in the History of the Book and have a good inventory of rare and uncommon printed books, ephemeral items, prints and manuscripts from the incunable period to the twentieth century. My stock is especially strong in early auction- and library catalogues, type specimens, continental printer’s and engravers manuals, calligraphy manuals. Another interest is early continental architecture books and early art auction catalogues. Every year I issue two fully illustrated and annotated printed catalogues that are sent out upon request. In addition to that I also send out short email lists every week with a selection of books about books from our stock. And of course, I exhibit at several major international book fairs, such as New York, Boston and Paris. We work mainly with institutional customers, and are happy to discuss special institutional requirements. I adhere strictly to the professional standards and code of conduct of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers and the Syndicat national de la Librairie Ancienne et Moderne (SLAM), and the Compagnie Nationale des Experts (CNE) to which I belong. I have been an international rare book dealer for over 25 years and am a member of the Nederlands Genootschap van Bibliofielen. If you want to buy or sell single books or whole collections, have an expert valuation or if would just like some advice, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...