BRITISH LIBRARY. PAISEY (David). Catalogue of Books Printed in the German-Speaking Countries and of German Books Printed in other Countries from 1601 to 1700 now in the British Library.1994

The British Library, 5 vols., 4to, from the library of Professor Birrell, with a letter from the author tipped-in, orig. cloth, a fine set. The British Library's rich holdings of German books of the 17th century comprise over 26,000 items in all subjects and most genres. This is a catalogue of the Library's collection of the products of the German presses of the period, and is intended for scholars of all historical disciplines. It is arranged in author sequence followed by a full range of indexes, most importantly of subjects, but also of printers and publishers, collaborators and literary genres.