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Author: William Cave
Item date: 1673
Date acquired: 1949
Grant Value: Presented
Institution: Dr Williams's Library
Town/City: London

First edition, presented by AF Cross

Author: Jean le Clerc
Item date: 1619
Date acquired: 1950
Grant Value: 100
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London

The first regional atlas of France, a clean tall copy containing 39 maps on 37 plates; illustrated as plate II of AR

Item date: 1325
Date acquired: 1951
Grant Value: 500
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London

Total price paid is for 12 manuscripts and 83 printed books.

Author: Johann Fust and Peter Schoeffer (Printers)
Item date: 1459
Date acquired: 1951
Grant Value: 500
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London

Total price is for 12 manuscripts described separately and 83 early printed books, highlights of which include Speculum humanae saluationis (AR plate VI) Utrecht 1470; the hitherto unrecorded Prenosticata anni MCCCCLXXIX; the Caxton printing Propositio ad Carolum ducem Burgundiae 1468; Wynkyn de

Author: Lewis Carroll
Item date: 1865
Date acquired: 1951
Grant Value: 285
Institution: British Library
Town/City: London

Very rare first supressed edition with a letter inserted written by Carroll to Tom Taylor, Alices father, speculating on possible titles for the book, including the one finally chosen. Illustrated as plate I of AR

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