Presented by John Ehrman. For details see acquisition of a copy by BL 1951
Search FNL grants since 1931
Item date: 1829-1898
Date acquired: 1959
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: University of London
Town/City: London
Item date: 1529
Date acquired: 1950
Grant Value: 50
Institution: John Rylands Library, University of Manchester
Town/City: Manchester
County: Lancashire
The rarer of the two 1529 editions
Item date: 1643
Date acquired: 1950
Grant Value: 100
Institution: Cambridge University Library
Town/City: Cambridge
County: Cambridgeshire
Only piece of English prose in Crashaws hand then known to exist. Informs recipient that Cs relationship with Mary Collet has been broken off. Illustrated as plate IV of AR
Item date: 1555
Date acquired: 1950
Grant Value: 15
Institution: Science Museum
Town/City: London
Second edition, printed at Basle
Item date: 1805
Date acquired: 1950
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: National Maritime Museum
Town/City: London
This copy of the order was sent to Captain Brown of the Ajax, serial number 10, signed by Nelson and his secretary John Scott. Presented by Commander L McCormick-Goodhart
Item date: 1341-1791
Date acquired: 1950
Grant Value: 150
Institution: John Rylands Library, University of Manchester
Town/City: Manchester
County: Lancashire
English nuns who took over estates in Belgium, fled from thence at the time of the French Revolution. This is a comprehensive set of their estate records 8 14th century volumes, 16 from 15th century, 69 16th century, 36 17th century, 8 18th century to 1791
Item date: 1200-1214
Date acquired: 1950
Grant Value: 200
Institution: Durham Cathedral
Town/City: Durham
8vo manuscript of 121 folios of 3 separate, though continuous works: Historia Ecclesiae - the history of the churches of Lindisfarne and Durham to 1096, second section covers the period 1096 - 1144; the third, called The Chronicle of Geoffrey of Coldingham takes the history to 1199.
Item date: 1751
Date acquired: 1950
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London
Dublin edition, presented by FF Madan together with Locke Du Gouvernement Civil, Amsterdam 1755; 3rd edition of Popes Ode for Musick on St Cecilias Day 1719; 6th edition of Popes Essay on Criticism 1719; A Hand-Kerchife for Loyall Mourners 1649; A Full and Authentic Report of the Trial of Jonatha
Item date: 1592
Date acquired: 1950
Grant Value: 25
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London
Unique edition with woodcuts showing gardening tools and layouts for gardens. Arthur Gimson gave 25 through FONL towards the purchase of the book
Item date: 1898, 1900
Date acquired: 1950
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London
Vale Press editions in special morocco bindings designed by Ricketts. Presented by Arthur Gimson. Illustrated as plate V of AR