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Catalogue of the most valuable, interesting and highly important library of the late george daniel, esq. of canonbury...Which will be sold at auction, by messrs. sotheby, wilkinson & hodge...On wednesday, the 20th of july, 1864, and Nine following Days..
by [DANIEL, George]
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- Hardcover
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- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
[London]: J. Davy & Sons, [1864]. v, [1], 222pp. Contemporary navy morocco-backed marbled paper boards, contrasting red and black calf lettering-pieces. Rubbed, spine sunned, corners exposed. Scattered spotting. Priced throughout in manuscript, entries occasionally accompanied by the name of the purchaser. The auction catalogue, priced in a contemporary uniform hand, of the ten-day sale, commencing 20th July, 1864, of the extensive library of satirical and miscellaneous writer George Daniel (1789-1864). In all the sale realised (with the prints, pictures, and porcelain) a total of £15,865, of which the books accounted for over £14,000. The sixth day, allocated to his editions of Shakespeare, commanded great interest. Daniel's First Folio (purchased by him for £100) sold to the Baroness Burdett-Coutts for £716 2s. . 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ22644
- Title
- Catalogue of the most valuable, interesting and highly important library of the late george daniel, esq. of canonbury...Which will be sold at auction, by messrs. sotheby, wilkinson & hodge...On wednesday, the 20th of july, 1864, and Nine following Days..
- Author
- [DANIEL, George]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. Davy & Sons
- Place of Publication
- [London]
- Date Published
- [1864]
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Auction Catalogues
Terms of Sale
Antiquates Ltd
Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
About the Seller
Antiquates Ltd
Biblio member since 2008
Wareham, Dorset
About Antiquates Ltd
Mail Order and Internet, but in normal times we have an antiquarian bookshop in the Dorset countryside.
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