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Catalogue of the library at Sion Hill
Title
Catalogue of the library at Sion Hill, 1779.
Physical Description
1 v. (20 p.) ; 33 x 20 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Binding: Contemporary full calf, with title in gilt on morocco label.
Provenance
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Summary
Manuscript catalogue in a copperplate hand of the contents of the library of Robert D'Arcy, fourth Earl of Holderness, made shortly after his death. The volumes are listed in shelf order by author, short title, size, and place and date of publication (most within the Earl's lifetime). The collection was strong in English literature; geographical works and voyages of discovery; recent European histories, and political memoirs in both French and English.
A final section, "Books Up Stairs and are now in Lady Holdernesse's possession," details such works as "Oeuvres de Voltaire. 24 Tomes. Geneva 1768," "Ld. Chesterfield's Letters," "Lettres de Montesquieu," the poems of Mason and Grey, and "Conduct of the Duchess of Marlborough."
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
August 08, 2005
References
Catalogue of the Library at Sion Hill. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Catalogue of the Library at Sion Hill. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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