Autograph account book, 1819-1870.

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Autograph account book, 1819-1870.

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The account book provides a mostly chonological record of books and manuscripts purchased, household expenses, payments to dealers and auctioneers, printing expenses, and the purchase of Thirlestaine House and other properties with notes about the rents and taxes. Books and manuscripts are generally listed by date, price and occasionally include a short title. The accounts also list several purchases of Caslon type. Includes lists of catalogues printed at Middle Hill and the libraries to which they were presented. Some 21 loose papers are included with the account book, including a two-page autograph letter from Phillipps's son-in-law, James Orchard Halliwell Phillipps, to another son-in-law, John Fenwick, dating from 1877. Also: a four-page autograph letter from Phillipps to the editor of Debrett's Illustrated peerage that discusses the ancestry of the Phillipps family.

1 v. (ca. 300 p.) ; 13 x 19 cm.

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Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872

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English antiquary and collector. He began collecting while at Rugby School and Oxford. On inheriting his father's estate at Middle Hill in Worcestershire, Phillipps embarked on a career of collecting manuscripts and books. His collection of manuscripts eventually numbered over 60,000 items. During Continental trips in the 1820s Phillipps bought heavily, and back in England he continued to do so, often buying up entire estate libraries at auction. He collected Eastern, Greek and Lat...

Schoyer, Martin,

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Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889

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English writer and librarian. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : London, to J. Harrison, 1868 July 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270665313 Shakespeare scholar, literary antiquary, and lexicographer. From the description of Correspondence, 1849-1892. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34367915 Shakespeare scholar, literary antiquary, lexicographer, and critic. From the description of Correspondence, with W...

Fenwick, John Edwin Addison, 1824-1903

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Phillipps family.

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