BLOUNT, THOMAS POPE, Sir. Censura celebriorum authorum. [8], 1062, [8] pages. 4to, 216x172 mm, contemporary vellum boards, spine darkened; scattered minor spotting, few early marginalia, owner's notes on free endpapers, old signature and stamp on title. Geneva: Samuel de Tournes et al., 1710
Originally published in 1690, "a biographical and bibliographical dictionary of the most eminent literary and scientific writers, collated from the opinions of fellow writers and reproduced in the several languages of those sources. The entries are arranged chronologically. They begin with Hermes Trismegistus . . . and conclude with contemporaries of Thomas Hobbes" (ODNB).
