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GORI, ANTONIO FRANCESCO. Dactyliotheca Smithiana. 2 volumes. Engraved title vignettes, 2 plates in Volume I; 100 plates in Volume II. Folio,
GORI, ANTONIO FRANCESCO. Dactyliotheca Smithiana. 2 volumes. Engraved title vignettes, 2 plates in Volume I; 100 plates in Volume II. Folio, contemporary vellum gilt, darkened and scuffed, Volume II with 3/4-inch hole to front cover; few gutters reinforced. Venice: J. B. Pasquali, 1767
- Notes: Printed at the expense of George III who bought the cabinet of Consul Smith (appointed in 1740), ardent collector of books, mss, coins, gems, etc. He purchased all of Smith's books as the nucleus of his own library which eventually passed to the British Museum. Sinkankas 2465.
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