English Book Collectors
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About This Book
This 1902 volume contains biographical essays on a number of notable English bibliophiles, including Sir Thomas Smith (1513-1577), John Lord Lumley (1533-1609), Frederic North--Earl of Guilford (1766-1827), and William Morris (1834-1896), among other men--ranging from bishops to astrologers and poets. It was called "the best attempt at a history of English books collectors that has yet been compiled."
Chapters (538)
- ENGLISH BOOK COLLECTORS
- PREFACE
- ALPHABETICAL LIST OF COLLECTORS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- ROYAL COLLECTORS
- FOOTNOTES:
- JOHN FISHER, BISHOP OF ROCHESTER, 1459?-1535
- THOMAS CRANMER, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, 1489-1556
- MATTHEW PARKER, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, 1504-1575
- FOOTNOTES:
- HENRY FITZALAN, EARL OF ARUNDEL, 1513?-1580
- FOOTNOTES:
- SIR THOMAS SMITH, 1513-1577
- FOOTNOTES:
- WILLIAM CECIL, LORD BURGHLEY, 1520-1598
- THOMAS WOTTON, 1521-1587
- FOOTNOTES:
- DR. DEE, 1527-1608
- FOOTNOTES:
- ROBERT DUDLEY, EARL OF LEICESTER, 1532?-1588
- JOHN, LORD LUMLEY, 1534?-1609.
- FOOTNOTES:
- GEORGE CAREW, EARL OF TOTNES, 1555-1629
- SIR ROBERT BRUCE COTTON, Bart., 1571-1631
- WILLIAM LAUD, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, 1573-1645
- FOOTNOTES:
- ROBERT BURTON, 1576-1640
- JAMES USHER, ARCHBISHOP OF ARMAGH, 1581-1656
- FOOTNOTES:
- JOHN WILLIAMS, ARCHBISHOP OF YORK, 1582-1650
- FOOTNOTES:
- JOHN SELDEN, 1584-1654
- THOMAS HOWARD, EARL OF NORFOLK, 1586-1646
- RICHARD SMITH, 1590-1675
- FOOTNOTES:
- GEORGE THOMASON, died 1666
- FOOTNOTES:
- SIR SYMONDS D'EWES, Bart., 1602-1650
- SIR KENELM DIGBY, 1603-1665
- FOOTNOTES:
- RALPH SHELDON, 1623-1684
- DR. FRANCIS BERNARD, 1627-1698
- FOOTNOTES:
- SAMUEL PEPYS, 1633-1703
- FOOTNOTES:
- EDWARD STILLINGFLEET, BISHOP OF WORCESTER, 1635-1699
- FOOTNOTES:
- JOHN MOORE, BISHOP OF ELY, 1646-1714
- JOHN BAGFORD, 1650?-1716
- FOOTNOTES:
- THOMAS HERBERT, EIGHTH EARL OF PEMBROKE, 1656-1733
- NARCISSUS LUTTRELL, 1657-1732
- FOOTNOTES:
- SIR HANS SLOANE, Bart., 1660-1753
- FOOTNOTES:
- PETER LE NEVE, 1661-1729
- FOOTNOTES:
- ROBERT HARLEY, FIRST EARL OF OXFORD, 1661-1724
- EDWARD HARLEY, SECOND EARL OF OXFORD, 1689-1741
- FOOTNOTES:
- JOHN BRIDGES, 1666-1724
- FOOTNOTES:
- JOHN MURRAY, 1670-1748
- DR. MEAD, 1673-1754
- CHARLES SPENCER, THIRD EARL OF SUNDERLAND, 1674-1722
- BRIAN FAIRFAX, 1676-1749
- FOOTNOTES:
- THOMAS HEARNE, 1678-1735
- FOOTNOTES:
- THOMAS RAWLINSON, 1681-1725
- FOOTNOTES:
- JOSEPH SMITH, 1682-1770
- FOOTNOTES:
- DR. RICHARD RAWLINSON, 1690-1755
- FOOTNOTES:
- MARTIN FOLKES, 1690-1754
- WILLIAM OLDYS, 1696-1761
- JOHN RATCLIFFE, -1776
- JAMES WEST, 1704?-1772
- FOOTNOTES:
- BENJAMIN HEATH, 1704-1766
- FOOTNOTES:
- HORACE WALPOLE, FOURTH EARL OF ORFORD, 1717-1797
- RALPH WILLETT, 1719-1795
- DR. ANTHONY ASKEW, 1722-1774
- REV. C.M. CRACHERODE, 1730-1799
- JOHN TOWNELEY, 1731-1813
- FOOTNOTES:
- SIR JOHN THOROLD, Bart., 1734-1815
- REV. RICHARD FARMER, D.D., 1735-1797
- FOOTNOTES:
- RICHARD GOUGH, 1735-1809
- FOOTNOTES:
- GEORGE STEEVENS, 1736-1800
- JAMES BINDLEY, 1737-1818
- FOOTNOTES:
- WILLIAM PETTY FITZMAURICE, FIRST MARQUIS OF LANSDOWNE, 1737-1805
- TOPHAM BEAUCLERK, 1739-1780
- FOOTNOTES:
- REV. BENJAMIN HEATH, D.D., 1739-1817
- FOOTNOTES:
- MAJOR THOMAS PEARSON, 1740?-1781
- FOOTNOTES:
- JOHN KER, DUKE OF ROXBURGHE, 1740-1804
- MICHAEL WODHULL, 1740-1816
- FRANCIS HARGRAVE, 1741?-1821
- ISAAC REED, 1742-1807
- SIR JOSEPH BANKS, Bart., 1744-1820
- REV. JOHN BRAND, 1744-1806
- JOHN DENT, 1750?-1826
- FOOTNOTES:
- RIGHT HON. THOMAS GRENVILLE, 1755-1846
- FRANCIS DOUCE, 1757-1834
- JAMES EDWARDS, 1757-1816
- GEORGE HIBBERT, 1757-1837
- REV. CHARLES BURNEY, D.D., 1757-1817
- GEORGE JOHN, SECOND EARL SPENCER, 1758-1834
- SIR RICHARD COLT HOARE, Bart., 1758-1838
- WILLIAM BECKFORD, 1759-1844
- FREDERICK NORTH, FIFTH EARL OF GUILFORD, 1766-1827
- GEORGE SPENCER CHURCHILL, FIFTH DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH, 1766-1840
- ALEXANDER, TENTH DUKE OF HAMILTON, 1767-1852
- SIR MARK MASTERMAN SYKES, Bart., 1771-1823
- RICHARD HEBER, 1773-1833
- FOOTNOTES:
- RICHARD GRENVILLE, FIRST DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM, 1776-1839
- FOOTNOTES:
- HENRY PERKINS, 1778-1855
- FREDERICK PERKINS, 1780-1860
- JOHN BELLINGHAM INGLIS, 1780-1870
- WILLIAM HENRY MILLER, 1789-1848
- GEORGE DANIEL, 1789-1864
- FOOTNOTES:
- WILLIAM, SIXTH DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE, 1790-1858
- FOOTNOTES:
- SIR THOMAS PHILLIPPS, Bart., 1792-1872
- FOOTNOTES:
- REV. THOMAS CORSER, 1793-1876
- DAVID LAING, 1793-1878
- FOOTNOTES:
- BERTRAM, FOURTH EARL OF ASHBURNHAM, 1797-1878
- FOOTNOTES:
- SIR WILLIAM TITE, C.B., 1798-1873
- JAMES THOMSON GIBSON-CRAIG, 1799-1886
- ALEXANDER WILLIAM, TWENTY-FIFTH EARL OF CRAWFORD, 1812-1880
- FOOTNOTES:
- HENRY HUTH, 1815-1878
- FOOTNOTES:
- ROBERT SAMUEL TURNER, 1818-1887
- FREDERICK LOCKER-LAMPSON, 1821-1895
- WILLIAM MORRIS, 1834-1896
- ALPHABETICAL LIST OF SALES
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