Shelfmark
CSR.1366
Author
Title
Catalogue of books, containing all the rare, useful, and valuable publications, in every department of literature, from the first invention of printing to the present time : ... all of which ... will be sold ... on Thursday, April 26th, 1810, and the thirty-one following days ... by Mr. Jeffery, at his rooms, no. 11, Pall-Mall, London..
Publication, distribution, etc.
[London] : [Printed by B. M'Millan, Bow Street, Covent Garden.], [1810]
Physical description
[3], viii-x, [1] p., p.4, [1] p., p.v, [6], 66, 20, 123, [1], 8, [2] p. ; 25 cm.
Note
A catalogue for the sale of the library of Benjamin Heath.
Note
Printer from colophon.
Note
Includes a list printed in red of individuals and institutions which are to receive copies and also a list of subscribers at the end.
Note
BL and OCLC report a variant in which the date of sale is "Thursday, April 5th, 1810, and the twelve following days".
Note
With a final leaf of advertisements.
Provenance
Ms. inscription on the front flyleaf, reading: "For the library at Eton College with the publisher's respects".
Provenance
Circular armorial bookplate of Eton College, reading "Liber collegii regalis beate Marie de Etona", on the front pastedown; ms. written inside reads "Ea[?]a6".
Provenance
Extensive ms. annotations in black ink in the margins throughout, consisting of three-number sequences such as "1-16-0".
Binding
19th century full brown leather binding; titliing handwriten in black on the spine; black endpapers; untrimmed edges.
Copy-specific note
Reference collection.
Subject
Heath, Benjamin, 1704 - 1766 Library.
Subject
Rare books Catalogs.
Subject
Booksellers' catalogs.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Jeffery, Edward bookseller.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B54614