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Catalogue of the manuscript library of the late Dawson Turner .., comprising the matchless collection of upwards of forty thousand autograph letters, the unique copy of Blomefield's History of Norfolk ... and other illustrated county histories ... richly illuminated missals, etc. ... which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Puttick and Simpson ... on Monday, June 6, 1859, and four following days.: PB 1859.2

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Catalogue of the manuscript library of the late Dawson Turner .., comprising the matchless collection of upwards of forty thousand autograph letters, the unique copy of Blomefield's History of Norfolk ... and other illustrated county histories ... richly illuminated missals, etc. ... which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Puttick and Simpson ... on Monday, June 6, 1859, and four following days.

Maker(s)

Publisher: Puttick & Simpson
Annotator: Cockerell, Sydney C.

Categories

Description

Prices paid and some purchasers added together with some other annotations by S. C. Cockerell. Note from British Museum and list of their purchases laid in.
Bound with: Catalogue of a very important collection of royal letters and interesting state papers, chiefly relating to the affairs of Scotland, 1538-1700 (40p).

308 p.; 26 cm.

Place(s) associated

  • London ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Unknown

Dating

Production date: AD 1859

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 1859.2
Primary reference Number: 118861
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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