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Author: Richard Bentley (Publisher)
Item date: 1829-1898
Date acquired: 1951
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: National Library of Scotland
Town/City: Edinburgh

Four sets of this unique record of a 19th century publishing business were presented by Mrs Bentley. Only 50 copies were printed; they detail all the firms publications apart from the years 1891, 93, 95 and 96 which were never printed

Author: Richard Bentley (Publisher)
Item date: 1829-1898
Date acquired: 1951
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London

Four sets of this unique record of a 19th century publishing business were presented by Mrs Bentley. Only 50 copies were printed, they detail all the firms publications apart from the years 1891, 93, 95 and 96 which were never printed

Author: Anon
Item date: 1883-1890
Date acquired: 1951
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London

Presented by Dr EJ Dingwall with LEcho de lau-dela et dici-bas 1879 - 1900 and Mitteilungen des wissenschaftlichen Vereins fur Okkultismus in Wien 1899 - 1901, three scarce periodicals dealing with magic and the occult

Author: Anon
Item date: 1797
Date acquired: 1951
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London

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

Author: Christopher Schmid
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

Author: Grigory Efimovich Rasputin
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

Author: John Locke
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

Author: Alexander de Tartaguis
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