Bibliotheca illustris: sive Catalogus variorum librorum : in quâvis linguâ & facultate insignium ornatissimae bibliothecae viri cujusdam praenobilis ac honoratissimi olim defuncti, libris rarissimis tam typis excusis quàm manuscriptis refertissimae: quorum auctio habebitur Londini, ad insigne Ursi in vico dicto Ave-Mary-Lane, prope templum D. Pauli, Novemb. 21. 1687. Per T. Bentley, & B. Walford, Bibliopolas. Lond.

Bibliotheca illustris: sive Catalogus variorum librorum : in quâvis linguâ & facultate insignium ornatissimae bibliothecae viri cujusdam praenobilis ac honoratissimi olim defuncti, libris rarissimis tam typis excusis quàm manuscriptis refertissimae: quorum auctio habebitur Londini, ad insigne Ursi in vico dicto Ave-Mary-Lane, prope templum D. Pauli, Novemb. 21. 1687. Per T. Bentley, & B. Walford, Bibliopolas. Lond.

[London] : Catalogues are distributed at 6 d. per catalogue, at Mr. Willis in Kings-street, Westminster. Mr. Holford at the Crown in the Pall-Mall. Mr. Sam. Lownds near the Savoy. Mr. Wilkinson at the Black Boy, and Mr. Dring at the Harrow at Chancery-Land [sic] end in Fleet-street. Mr. Chiswell in S. Pauls Church-yard. Mr. Thomas Bentley at the Crown in Little-Brittain. Mr. Tho. Guy at the Oxford Arms in Castle-Alley near the Royal-Exchange. Mr. Bayly at the Bridge-foot in Southwark. Mr. Benj. Shirly in Oxon, booksellers. And at the Coffee-Houses in Cambridge, [1687]

[4], 6, [2], 5-18, [2], 19-44, 41-92, 91-94 p. ; (4to)

"From the statement in the preface that this collection 'comprises the main part of the library of that famous secretary, William Cecil, Lord Burleigh', it has generally been assumed that this is a catalogue of his library exclusively; the collection in fact was owned by Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury, who had inherited the mss. and possibly some of the printed books through his wife, Lady Diana Grey, Lord Burghley's great-great-granddaughter" -- Cf. NUC pre-1956 imprints.

Identified as Wing B2831 on UMI microfilm set "Early English books, 1641-1700", reel 1143 and as Wing B5726 on reel 681.

DFFIXED EDP; Fo edp 40; pag.: [4], 18, [2], 19-92, 91-94 p.

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), A801A
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R41170

Great Britain -- England -- London.

B5726 Copy 2 Bd.w. S4151 copy 1

7/10/45.6. Bound with six other late c17 printed catalogues. Manuscript table of contents. Manuscript notes in Latin on front free endpaper. Provenance: inscription on front paste-down: "Edw. [Edward] Browne 1690"; engraved armorial bookplate of William Petty, the first marquess of Lansdowne (mottoes "honi soit qui mal y pense" and "virtute non verbis"); Richard Heber copy