TURNER (Dawson)

Catalogue of the Manuscript Library of the Late Dawson Turner... Comprising the Matchless Collection of Upwards of Forty Thousand Autograph Letters, The Unique Copy of Blomefield’s History of Norfolk... Illustrated County Histories of the Highest Character and Importance, Originally Illuminated Missals, etc. Which will be Sold by Auction, by Messrs. Puttick and Simpson, Monday June 6th, 1859 and Four Following Days.

      London. 1859. xix,[i],308,[2]pp., large and fine paper copy with 42 illustrs., and facsimile autographs, etc., (ordinary issue is unillustrated), inner hinges shaken, orig. blind-panelled cloth gilt, head and tail of spine a little chipped, 725 lots. The manuscript library offered a wonderful range of unpublished material in every field of research, described here at considerable length. Included in the autograph letters was a very important collection of royal letters and interesting state papers, chiefly relating to the affairs of Scotland, 1538-1700. The Medieval MSS included the Glastonbury Cartulary, and a 15th Century Histoire de la Bible with 109 miniatures. The BM acquire the famous extra-illustrated Blomefield for £460. The total sum realised was £6,558.8.0.