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8vo (22.5 cm), 192 pp, plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (small tears to dj). Sir Hans Sloane's claim to fame is that his collection of books, manuscripts and natural history specimens were the foundation of the British Museum. In order that Sloane's collection might be safeguarded for the general use and benefit of the public, he devised in his will a new type of institution. It came into being in 1753, in which year Sloane died and his collections were acquired by Parliament and together with the Cottonian and Harleian manuscripts, formed into the British Museum. Seller Inventory # 007300
Bibliographic Details
Title: Sir Hans Sloane and the British Museum
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 1953
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
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