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A catalogue of the library of George Hibbert, esq., of Portland Place : which will be sold by auction ... March 16, and seventeen following days ... May 4, and eleven following days; and ... May 25, and eleven following days, (Sundays excepted,) by Mr. Evans ...

Accession number
PML 79640
Creator
Hibbert, George, 1757-1837.
Published
London : Printed by W. Nicol ..., 1829.
Credit line
Purchased on the H.S. Morgan Antiquarian Reference Fund, 1987.
Notes
"The collection ... is rich in early-printed Bibles, in ... natural history, and is, perhaps, unrivalled in the accumulation of early French romances and ... rarest productions of Italian poetry ... Also ... many curious and rare articles of our early English poetry ... [and] books printed upon vellum." The 8,786 lots, comprising about 20,000 volumes, realized £23,000.
"Index to the books printed upon vellum"; "Index to the manuscripts": [5] p. preceding the catalog.
Description
[10], 484 p., [5] leaves of plates (some fold.) : ill. ; 24 cm.
Provenance
Signature of William James Smith.
Binding
Half maroon calf, marbled boards.
Classification
Department