Canonymous Press: Historical Reprint Series
Bibliotheca Anglo-Poetica; Or, a Descriptive Catalogue of a Rare and Rich Collection of Early English Poetry: in the Possession of Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. Illustrated by Occasional Extracts and Remarks, Critical and Biographical.[Acton Frederic Griffith]. London: Thomas Davison, 1815. [1998]. Illustrated. viii, 481 pp. ISBN 0-9631902-2-9. Cloth. $95.
"This bibliography is indispensable to the collector of early English Literature." Webber, Books About Books.
Bibliotheca Anglo-Poetica contains bibliographical descriptions and extensive annotations for nine-hundred-fifty-six rare poetical works. Contemporary evaluations are also given for each volume. Engraved initials and vignettes of authors punctuate this handsomely printed book. Includes a synoptical index.