[BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS]. [OLDYS, William]. The British Librarian: Exhibiting a Compendious Review or Abstract Of our most Scarce, Useful, and Valuable Books in all Sciences? London: T. Osborne, 1738. 8vo. 402 pp. Bound in modern half brown calf over marbled boards, spine tooled and lettered in blind and gilt in compartments, five raised bands, new endleaves (minor rubbing to binding, text a bit toned, occasional foxing, small ink notation on title-page). Fine. FIRST EDITION OF THE COMPLETE RUN OF THE FIRST BRITISH PERIODICAL DEVOTED TO RARE BOOKS. This book contains the first 6 monthly issue of the 1737 run (the complete file), with the complete Index to this volume. Oldys published this briefly-published magazine anonymously (Oldys later became the librarian of the Earl of Oxford). Rare. Measurements: 8 x 6 x 1?.