List of catalogues of English book sales, 1676-1900 : now in the British Museum

Object Details

Notes

Chronological list of 8,000 catalogues, with a full index of owners.

The compilation of the list was begun by Harold Mattingly, continued by I.A.K. Burnett, and completed by A.W. Pollard.--Pref.

Reprint. Originally published: London : Trustees [of the British Museum], 1915.

Edition of 100 copies.

"Supplementary list. Sale catalogues preserved in the ... Department of Manuscripts, not in the Department of Printed Books": p. [441]-447.

Includes index.

Data Source

Smithsonian Libraries

Date

1994

1915

[1994?]

Call number

Z988 .B75 1915a

Author

British Museum Department of Printed Books

Mattingly, Harold 1884-1964

Burnett, I. A. K (Ian A. K.)

Pollard, Alfred W (Alfred William) 1859-1944

Subject

British Museum Department of Printed Books Catalogs

British Museum Department of Manuscripts Catalogs

Type

Books

Physical description

xv, 523 p. ; 22 cm

Place

Great Britain

Title

Catalogue of English book sales, 1676-1900, in the British Museum

Topic

Book collectors

Private libraries

Booksellers and bookselling

Catalogs, Booksellers'--Bibliography

Books--Prices--Bibliography

Record ID

siris_sil_542004

Usage

CC0