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Bibliotheca Sunderlandiana : sale catalogue of the ... library of printed books known as the Sunderland or Blenheim library, comprising a remarkable collection of the Greek and Roman classic writers in first, early and rare editions. A large series of early printed Bibles and Testaments in various languages. A few ancient and important mss. ... The first (-fifth) portion..
Title
Bibliotheca Sunderlandiana : sale catalogue of the ... library of printed books known as the Sunderland or Blenheim library, comprising a remarkable collection of the Greek and Roman classic writers in first, early and rare editions. A large series of early printed Bibles and Testaments in various languages. A few ancient and important mss. ... The first (-fifth) portion... / to be sold by auction, by Messrs. Puttick and Simpson, at their gallery...
Publication
London : [Puttick and Simpson], 1881-1883.
Manufacture
London : G. Norman, printers.
Physical Description
8 parts in 1 (viii, 1058, cxlv pages, 1 unnumbered page) ; 26 cm
Local Notes
Haas Art Library has: first through fifth portions.
Notes
Paged continuously.
Printing statement from colophon.
Library collected by the third Earl Sunderland: augmented by successive owners until its dispersion. First portion sold Dec. 1-3, 5-10, 12, 1881; 2nd: April 17-22, 24-27, 1882; 3rd: July 17-22, 24-27, 1882; 4th: Nov. 6-11, 13-16, 1882; 5th: March 10, 12-17, 19-22, 1883.
A sixth and seventh portion, continuing the paging of the first five portions and often found bound at the end, contains "The following books & manuscripts (overlooked during the compilation of the Catalogue ... " (pages 1039-1042) and "Catalogue of rare & valuable books returned imperfect from the sale of the Sunderland Library" (pages 1043-1058); both sales June 1, 1883.
The eighth portion is "List of prices and purchasers names" (pages i-cxlv) at end.
Advertisement, inserted leaf before first title page.
Variant and related titles
Sunderland library
Blenheim library
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
Subjects
Genre/Form
Advertisements.
Booksellers' advertisements.
Auction catalogs.
Auction catalogs - 1881 12 01-1883 03 22.
Annotations (Provenance) - 19th century.
Prices (Provenance)
Catalogs.
Also listed under
G. Norman and Son, printer.
England London.
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