(AUCTION CATALOGUE: BEAUCLERK, T.). Bibliotheca Beauclerkiana. A Catalogue of the Large and Valuable Library of the late Honourable Topham Beauclerk, F.R.S. deceased
...which will be sold by Auction...by Mr. Paterson, On Monday, April 9, 1781, and the Forty-Nine following Days. 1 p.l., xiv, 231 pp.; 137, [1] pp. Two parts in one vol. 8vo, fine modern calf, double gilt fillet round sides, spine gilt, red & green morocco lettering pieces on spine by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, uncut. [London]: 1781. A lovely copy. This was a large and important library consisting of 30,000 volumes. Beauclerk (1739-80), son of Lord Sydney Beauclerk and grandson of the first Duke of St. Albans, was an intimate friend of Dr. Johnson and was mentioned frequently and favorably by Boswell. Beauclerk left an important library, rich in English plays and history, travel, and science. 9256 lots, including MSS. Several sections have been priced in a contemporary hand. Fine and uncut copy with the half-title. From the library of Eric H.L. Sexton, the noted collector of incunabula. ❧ De Ricci, p. 52. Taylor, Book Catalogues, pp. 169 & 170.
$US1500
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