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<dd>"Edition, 500. 10 copies on large paper."</dd>
<dd>"Descriptive list of four hundred and ninety-five separate works ... of the first importance for a library apparatus... and historical sketches of fourteen of the largest publick libraries in this country and in Europe."--Pref</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Best books; Libraries</div>
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Guild, Reuben Aldridge, 1822-1899</div>
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