The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature: Containing an Account of Rare, Curious, and Useful Books, Published in Or Relating to Great Britain and Ireland from the Invention of Printing ; with Bibliographical and Critical Notices, Collations of the Rarer Articles, and the Prices at which They Have Been Sold in the Present Century

First published in four volumes between 1834 and 1834 by William Thomas Lowndes, The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature was conceived as a comprehensive guide to British printed works. Lowndes, a dedicated bibliographer, spent years compiling data on rare, curious, and useful books produced from the inception of printing in Britain and Ireland through the early 19th century. The work was intended to serve as an essential reference for book collectors and librarians, offering not only cataloging information but also critical notes and records of prices realized at auction during that era.

The design of the work is characterized by its exhaustive systematic indexing and its role as a precursor to modern analytical bibliography. While the original edition was a significant achievement in literary scholarship, it was later revised and expanded by Henry G. Bohn in the 1850s and 1860s to account for additional materials and updated auction records. The manual was received by the academic and collecting community as a foundational, if occasionally error-prone, text that remained a standard reference tool for scholars of English literature for over a century.