John Wild Autograph Collection 1548-1904 1800-1850

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John Wild Autograph Collection 1548-1904 1800-1850

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Consists of over 2,000 autograph items of prominent English and European figures from the 16th to the mid-19th centuries compiled by the English collector John Wild.

6.8 linear feet; 36 bound volumes, 2 boxes

Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special CollectionsManuscripts Division

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John Wild, the English compiler of this collection, began collecting autographs shortly after the Napoleonic Wars and continued until his death in 1855. From the guide to the John Wild Autograph Collection, 1548-1904, 1800-1850, (Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections) ...