Ashbee, Henry Spencer, 1834-1900

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British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000497.0x0002df

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creatorOf JOHN WILKES: copy of the Information against him for blasphemy concerning his Essay on Woman, and other works, with a record of the proceedings against him, ending with his sentence of Outlawry; 1764. For Wilkes see also Add. 22231, 22232, 30865-3089..., 1764 British Library
referencedIn "SANCHO PANZA en su govierno. Pieza in 1 acto. Copiada en Valencia a 22 de Nobiembre, 1813": an anonymous comedy in two parts, in Spanish verse. Paper; ff. i. + 52. 8¼ in. x 5¾ in. A.D. 1813. Bookplate of Henry Spencer Ashbee, 1893. Transferred from ..., 1813 British Library
creatorOf " RECUEIL de Vaudeuilles, duaux, Triaux, Brunetes, et chansoriettes a Danser," etc. ; 1728. In score, where for more than one voice, but without accompaniment. Paper; ff. 125. Bookplate, with arms, of George Evans, 3rd Baron Carbery (1759-1783), impa..., 1728 British Library
creatorOf Ashbee, Henry Spencer, 1834-1900. Book plates : Correspondence of H.S. Ashbee, F.S.A., London, with Sherborn, the eminent engraver ... [et al.] and other eminent collectors of ex libris ; Purchased at Sotheby's London, July 1901 for the Old Corner Library [library of John M. Wing] ; Chicago, 1901. Newberry Library
referencedIn Diaries, etc., of H. S. Ashbee, 1854-2003 British Library
creatorOf Vol. XXXVI (ff. 109). 1877-1889.includes:f. 1 George Thomas John Millar, father of E G Millar: Letter to T. A. Guthrie: 1877.ff. 3, 74v-83v Arthur Locker, editor of 'The Graphic': Correspondence with T. A. Guthrie: 1880, 1887: Partly drafts and c..., 1877-1889 British Library
referencedIn "DEL QUIJOTE quanto quieras. El Granero General, alivio de la indigencia, comvinando sus Reglas y circumstancias": a treatise, in the form of a dialogue between Justo and his wife Prudencia, on the best means of remedying poverty and regulating the f..., 1804 British Library
creatorOf H.S. Asbee bequest, 19th century British Library
referencedIn Private letters to Ashbee. The writers, whose names will be found in the Index, include [Louis] Octave Uzanne, Sir Richard Burton, Pascual de Gayangos, etc., ff. 75. Octavo.Henry Spencer Ashbee, bibliophile: Letters to: 1874-1898, n.d.includes:ff. 1,..., 1874-1898 British Library
referencedIn Vol. I, ff. 346, A-G.includes:f. 1 Joseph Adams, MD; biographer of John Hunter: Letter to W. Clift: 1817. f. 3 William Davenport Adams, author: Letter to C. D. Sherborn: 1891. f. 4 William Harrison Ainsworth, alias 'Cheviot Ticheburn'; novelist: Le... British Library
referencedIn BIBLIOGRAPHICAL notes on the illustrated books of a like character in the same collection, by J. C. Reddie. Paper; ff. i + 158. Quarto. XIX cent. Ashbee's bookplate.James Campbell Reddie, author and book collector: Notes on erotic books in H. S. Ashb..., 19th century British Library
referencedIn BIBLIOGRAPHICAL notes on erotic books in H. S. Ashbee’scollection, by J. C. Reddie. Arranged alphabetically under titles, with an Appendix (Vol. II, f. 529). Two volumes. Paper; ff. 604, 584. Quarto. XIX cent. Ashbee's bookplates., 19th century British Library
referencedIn SPANISH Collections and original articles, etc., viz.: — 1. Papers of the family of Saavedra, Marquises of Moscoso, relating to estates, etc., at Lima and elsewhere in Peru; 1639-1817. [italics]Spanish.[/italics] The names of the principal persons ar..., 1639-1817 British Library
referencedIn Vol. II, ff. 239.includes:ff. 1, 2 Sir Edward William Brabrook, FSA: Letters to J. R. Brown: 1868.ff. 3, 5, 20 George Henry Andrews, artist; FRGS: Letters to J. R. Brown: 1868-1871.f. 7 John Stirling, artist: Letter to J. R. Brown: 1868.ff. 9, ... British Library
creatorOf JOHN WILMOT, 2ND EARL OF ROCHESTER: correspondence and papers of Henry Spencer Ashbee (d.1900) relating to Rochester's play 'Sodom'; circa 1865-1879, n.d. Partly copies, imperfect. Partly Latin, French and German. This obscene blank-verse drama, trad..., approximately 1865-1879 British Library
referencedIn Autographs, evidently part of a larger collection. The autographs are mounted on sheets of cardboard, with the descriptions in German at the foot, and were formerly numbered. The following are the names (the numbers following each were those on the c... British Library
creatorOf Henry Spencer Ashbee papers, 17th century-19th century British Library
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Valley of Cacagnassi, Peru
Valley of Pachacama, Peru
Peru, South America
Lima, Peru
Valley of Caravaillo, Peru
Cajamarca, Province of, Peru
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Birth 1834-04-21

Death 1900-07-29

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