Chiefly in Latin with some Greek words and passages with or without parallel Latin translations.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Harles' first edition which covers v. 1-11 of the bibliography author's earlier editions; authors are arranged in chronological order; new editions and translations are noted; unpublished supplements of Fabricius are added. Smaller works and fragments published in other forms since the earlier editions are omitted.
Edition statements vary: v. 4 (1795), v. 6 (1798), v.7 (1801), v. 8 (1802), v. 9 (1804), v. 10 (1807), v. 11 (1808) and v. 12 (1809) designated Editio nova; v. 5 (1796) called Editio tertia.
Form of Leipzig publisher's name varies: v. 5, Ex Officina Breitkopfia et Haertelia; v. 6-12, Ex Officina Breitkopfio-Haertelia.
Pagination: v. 1: XXVIII, 887, [1] p.; v. 2: XX, 874 p.; v. 3: XVIII, 844 p.; v. 4: XVI, 895, [1] p.; v. 5: XVIII, 800 p.; v. 6: XVI, 822, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 7: XXIII, [1], 360, 313-320, 369-804 p.; v. 8: XIV, 679, 682-700 p.; v. 9: XIV, 762 p.; v. 10: XVI, 776 p.; v. 11: XII, 232, 213-220, 241-724 p.; v. 12: XII, 796 p.
Signatures: v. 1: a-c⁴ d², A-5T⁴; v. 2: a-b⁴ c², A-5R⁴ 5S²(-5S2); v. 3: a-b⁴ c²(-c2), A-5N⁴ 5O²; v. 4: a-b⁴, A-5V⁴; v. 5: a-b⁴ c²(-c2), A-5H⁴; v. 6: [a]⁴ b⁴, A-5L⁴; v. 7: [a]⁴ b-c⁴, A-5H⁴ 5I²; v. 8: a⁴ b⁴(-b4), A-4S⁴ 4T²(-4T2); v. 9: a⁴ b⁴(-b4; b2 signed b3), A-5C⁴ 5D²(-5D2); v. 10: a-b⁴, A-5E⁴; v. 11: a⁴ b², A-4X⁴ 4Y²; v. 12: a⁴ b², A-5G⁴ 5H².
LC copy, vol. 12 (Hamburgi : Apud Carolum Ernestum Bohn ; Lipsiae : Ex Officina Breitkopfio-Haertelia, 1809) with: Index Ioannis Alberti Fabricii Bibliothecae Graecae editionem Gottl. Christoph. Harlesii. Lipsiae : Impensis Caroli Cnobloch, 1838. Bound together subsequent to publication
NUC pre-1956 v. 165, NF 0006635