The other laborers in this field of literature, whose works we are about to notice. have confined themselves within narrower limits. Some, proceeding upon a principle of selection, endeavor to furnish the inquirer with the information he seeks in regard to honks which are rare, curious, or valuable: others, again, aiming at greater completeness within certain bounds, restrict themselves to the description of a special class of works— the literature, for example, of a particular country or language; the productions of a celebrated press; the books published within a given period; those of which the authors have withheld their names, or have veiled them under a pseudonym; the treatises that have been written on a specific subject; and so on, together with a few which hardly admit of classification, but of which some examples will be given.
Bibliographical works on the selective principle form a numerous class; the following are amongst the more important: Vogt, Catalogus Historicocriticus Librortim RariaVUM, 8vo (Franeofmti, 1793). This is the fifth edition; the four preceding appeared succes sively at Hamburg in 1732, 1738, 1747, and 1733. David Clement, Bibliotheguc Curlew, ou Catalogue raisonne de Livres difciles d trourer, 9 vols. 4to (Gottingen, 1750-60). The expression catalogue raz*sonne is usually, but erroneously, applied in this country to classified catalogues; yet the work of Clement, who was the sou of a Frenchman, and certainly understood the language in which he wrote, is arranged alphabetically. It is simply what it professes to be, a descriptive and methodized account of the books which it includes; but unfortunately it was never completed. It terminates with the article Hesiodus, and the seven or eight volumes required to finish it have not been published. The Bibliographie Instructive of De Bure has already been mentioned; it extends to seven volumes 8vo, the last of which appeared in 1768. To these, however, should be added the Catalogue des Lirres de Gaignat, 2 vols. 8vo (Paris, 1769), and the Table destinee a faciliter la Recherche des Lirres Anonymes, 8vo (Paris, 1782). Ebert's Bibliographisches Lczkon, 2 bde. 4to (Leip., 1821-3b), is an accurate and useful work. It has been translated into English, 4 vols. 8vo (Oxford, 1837). Lownde's Bibliographer's Manual contains an account of rare, curious, and useful books, published in or relating to Great Britain. from the invention of printing, and may always be consulted with advantage. It appeared originally in 4 vols. 8vo (Lund., 1834); but a new edition, with many improvements, has since been published (1837-64) in 11 parts or 6 viols., under the editorship of Mr. H. G. Bohn. One of the most interesting and important works in this department of B. is the Manuel du Libra ire et de l' Amateur des Lirres of J. C. Brunet, of which it is hardly possible to speak in terms of too high commendation: It was first published in 1810, in 3 vols. 8vo; and the fifth edition, in 6 vols. 8vo (Paris, 1860-65), is
now out of print. The sixth vol. contains a valuable classed catalogue, the only modern effort of this kind. Another work of a similar, but somewhat more extensive character, entitled Tresor des Lirres flares et Precieux, by J. G. T. Graesse, was published at Dres den, n 7 vols. 4to (1859-69). In it more attention has been paid to the northern litera tures than in Brunet. To these may be added the amusing and instructive bibliograph ical works of the Rev. Dr. Dibdin.
Turning to special B., and taking the subjects of which it treats in the order given above, we have to notice first the works which confine themselves to the literature of a particular country or language. As regards Great Britain, we have besides Watt and Lowndes, already mentioned, the 7ylw9rapAical Antiquities of Ames and Herbert. 3 vols. 4to (Lund., 1785-90). A new and unproved edition was projected by Dibdin, but was not completed. Volumes 1 to 4 only have appeared, 4to (Lond., 1810-19). A recent contribution to British B. is the Critical Dietionary of English Literature and British and American Authors, by S. A. Allibone, vols. 8vo (Philadelphia. 1839-71). Of this work we regret that we cannot speak favorably. It faithfully reproduces most of the errors of Watt, with the addition of not a few for which the compiler is himself responsible. Our French neighbors possess a treasure iu La Ifir«nce LAeraire of J. 31. Querard, but it embraces only the 18th and 19th centuries. The continuation, begun by Querard, and afterwards carried on by Louandre and I3ourquelot, forms 6 vols. 8vo (Paris, 1846 57). A further continuation by Lorenz Wit. G;ni.al de la. Libmirie Franraise pendant ans (1830-63. 4 vols. 8vo, Paris, 1867-71) brings the work down to a recent date. For the literature of Italy, we can only notice Ganiba's .s'erie de' Testi, 4th ed. (Venice, 1839); and for that of Spain. the Bibliothcca Hivpamt Vetus, and the Bibliotheea Hispana. Nora, of Antonio, the latest and best editions of which appeared at Madrid (1683-88) in folio. The authors of the Low Countries are enumerated in the L'ailkdhera Belgica of Foppens, 2 vols. 4to (Brussels, 1739); and those of Scandinavia in the Almindeligt Littcraturlexicon for Danmark. Norge, og Island, of Nyerup and Kraft, 410 (Copenhagen, 1820). For Germany, we have Ileinsius, Allgemones irteherkxicou, with supplements (10 vols. 4to, 1812-49), and Ehert's Handbuch der Deutsche& Lateratar, 4 vols. 8vo (Leip., 1829-40). To this class also belong the Bibliotheca Gneca, Bibliotheca Latina, and Bibliotheca Latina et Infinite xElatis of Fahricins; Harwood's View of the carious Editions of the Greek and Roman Classics; and Moss's Manual of Classical Bibliography. The oriental student will find much to interest him in the Lexicon Bibliographicum of Haji Khalfa, edited in the original Arabic. with a Latin translation by Fluegel, 7 vols. 4to, 1835-38.