Presented with 5 other early childrens books: A Little Pretty Pocket Book, c.1800; The Holiday Present 1803; Mrs Friendlys Method of Improving her Little Visitors, 1804; The Daisy 1807; The Queen of Flowers, 1840, by Mrs A Elmhirst
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Item date: 1797
Date acquired: 1951
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London
Item date: 1861
Date acquired: 1951
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London
Attractive example of a decorative publishers binding, presented by Miss EM Petheram
Item date: 1596
Date acquired: 1951
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London
Large vellum document, apparently without royal assent as no seal or sign-manual appears; presented by TS Blakeney with a leaf from an Antiphoner c.1400 and the private correspondence of Warren Hastings with connexions of his family. Add Charter 74952
Date acquired: 1951
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London
Undated letter presented by Commander L McCormick-Goodhart. No further details given. Add MS 47841, f1
Item date: 1732
Date acquired: 1951
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London
9th edition presented by FF Madan together with 7th edition of Fieldings Joseph Andrews, 1780; 4th edition of Smiths Wealth of Nations, Dublin 1785; Richardsons Pamela translated into Spanish, 1794-5
Item date: 1479
Date acquired: 1951
Grant Value: 40
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London
40 given by Arthur Gimson
Item date: 1491
Date acquired: 1951
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London
Printed by Simon Vostre Paris. Lacking first 8 leaves, otherwise fine. Presented by Arthur Gimson with Diego Ufanos Tratado dela Artilleria 1617
Item date: 1829-1898
Date acquired: 1951
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: Bodleian Library
Town/City: Oxford
County: Oxfordshire
See listing under British Library - one of 4 sets given to BL, NLS Bodley and University of Cambridge
Item date: 1881
Date acquired: 1949
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: National Library of Wales
Town/City: Aberystwyth
County: Ceredigion
3 vols, presented by Lord Kenyon
Item date: 1537
Date acquired: 1949
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London
Presented by Arthur Gimson to replace a copy lost to enemy action during the war