CATALOGUE Of The HIGHLY IMPORTANT & VALUABLE COLLECTION Of AUTOGRAPH LETTERS Of Royal, Noble, Learned, and Remarkable Personages Conspicuous in English & Foreign History, The Property of That Well-Known Amateur SAMUEL ADDINGTON, ESQ. Comprising Many of the Most Interesting and the Rarest Examples Known. Which will be Sold by Auction . On Monday, the 24th of April, 1876 .

[Auction Catalogue]. Addington, Samuel

Published by Dryden Press: J. Davy and Sons, [London], 1876

[2], 55, [1] pp. Prices realized written in margins. Bound-in at rear are 4 pages, with 2 mounted press clippings [8 columns] commenting on the auction, both its varied & interesting content, as well as expressing a bit of increduality at the relatively modest sums realized. 8vo. Addington one of the prominent collectors of his day, which went much beyond the mss here offered; the auction's 399 lots included Oliver Cromwell, Dr. Johnson, Descartes, etc., etc. This catalogue itself quite uncommon, with OCLC & KVK locating but 4 copies in the Western world. Some wear & rubs to binding, with the front joint starting towards the top. Spine label with chip to rear. Withal, a VG copy. Period half-vellum with red & black marbled boards. Leather title label to spine. Marbled paper eps. Seller Inventory # 32988

Bibliographic Details

Title: CATALOGUE Of The HIGHLY IMPORTANT & VALUABLE...
Publisher: Dryden Press: J. Davy and Sons, [London]
Publication Date: 1876
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st edition.