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A Catalogue of the Library of the Late John, Duke of Roxburghe: Arranged by G. and W. Nicol, Booksellers to His Majesty, Pall-Mall
Contributor(s): Evans, Robert Harding (Author)

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 ISBN: 110806583X     ISBN-13: 9781108065832
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2014
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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Publishers & Publishing Industry
- Reference | Bibliographies & Indexes
Dewey: 016
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishi
Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" L (1.47 lbs) 420 pages
Features: Annotated, Price on Product
 
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The dispersal in 1812 of the library of John Ker, Duke of Roxburghe (1740-1804) was the bibliographical event of the decade and a key moment in 'bibliomania'. The huge collection contained illuminated medieval manuscripts, incunabula, fifteen books printed by Caxton, and all four Shakespeare folios. The sale, orchestrated by the bookseller and auctioneer Robert Harding Evans (1777-1857), attracted the greatest book collectors and dealers of the day, setting new records. For the first time in British auction history a single book fetched more than 1,000, while the Valdarfer Boccaccio, the first edition of the Decameron, sold for 2,260. Reported in The Times, the sale immediately gained mythological status. Reissued together here are the printed catalogue and its supplement, both annotated by an attendee at the auction who recorded the name of every buyer and the price paid for each book. Ed Potten, Head of Rare Books at Cambridge University Library, has provided a new introduction that places the catalogue in its wider context.
 
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