SIR HANS SLOANE. The Great Collector and His Circle

Brooks, E. St. John

Published by The Batchworth Press, London, England, 1954

About this Item

This work is the biography of Sir Hans Sloane, one of the best-known figures in eighteenth-century England. He was a very successful physician who numbered the Royal family among his patients, and treated the poor for nothing. He amassed a large fortune, and he lived to be ninety-two. His life-long hobby was collecting birds, beasts, insects, objects of art and antiquity, jewelery, coins, manuscripts, and countless other treasures. His public spirit enabled this vast collection to become the nucleus of the British Museum. The book contains photographs, illustrations, footnotes, and an index. This copy is clean and solid.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: SIR HANS SLOANE. The Great Collector and His Circle
• Publisher: The Batchworth Press, London, England
• Publication Date: 1954
• Binding: Cloth
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine