Dibdin, Thomas Frognall; Spencer, George John [Oth.]: Bibliotheca Spenceriana: or a descriptive catalogue of the books printed in the fifteenth century, and of many valuable first editions, in the library of George John Earl Spencer (Band 1) (London, 1814) [Cicognara, 4650-1]

PREFACE.

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add, useful although laborious pursuit. In
the present instance, the Noble Owneb of
the Collection has uniformly aided me by
an examination of my MS.;—by suggesting
many improvements, and by supplying
many important corrections. The freest
access to his Library, and the most liberal
use of the Volumes described, have been
always granted. The failures therefore are
entirely my own.

I have other obligations to acknowledge.
The Manuscript Memoranda of the late Count
Reviczky, and those of the late Bishop of Ely
(the former supplied by Earl Spencer,
and the latter by the late learned author of
them,) have been occasionally of material
service to me. The observations of the
Count, although less luminous and concise
than those of the Bishop, are more exten-
sive; and were intended, by their author, to
form the chief materials of a new edition of
the Catalogue of his own Library.

But I should be wanting in a due regard
to the memory of a distinguished character,