Bibliotheca Grenvilliana : or, bibliographical notices of rare and curious books, forming part of the library of the Right Hon. Thomas Grenville (pt.1 v.2)
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Type of record: Book
Title: Bibliotheca Grenvilliana : or, bibliographical notices of rare and curious books, forming part of the library of the Right Hon. Thomas Grenville (pt.1 v.2)
Classmark: Bibliography C-1/GRE
Additional creator(s): Grenville, Thomas (1755-1846) (Other); Payne, John Thomas (Other); Foss, Henry (Other); Rye, William Brenchley (1818-1901) (Other); British Museum. Department of Printed Books (Other)
Related people: Homer; Ariosto, Lodovico, 1474-1533; Grenville, Thomas; Payne, John Thomas; Foss, Henry; Rye, William Brenchley
Publisher: Printed by William Nicol, Shakespeare Press
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1842-1872
Language: English
Size and medium: 3 pts. in 4 v
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/185071
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991008350059705181
Description
Collection of 20,000 vols., bequeathed to the British museum.
Catalog is in three parts: (1) Bibliotheca Grenvilliana; or, Bibliographical notices of rare and curious books, forming part of the library of the Right Hon. Thomas Grenville: by John Thomas Payne and Henry Foss... London, Printed by W. Nicol, 1842. 2 v. 25 cm. continuous pagination; v. 1: 3 p. l., [3]-6, [2], xxxiii, 388 p.; v. 2: 2 p. l., [389]-846 p. (2) Bibliotheca Grenvilliana; part the second, completing the catalogue of the library bequeathed to the British Museum by the late Right Hon. Thomas Grenville. By John Thomas Payne and Henry Foss. London, Printed by order of the Trustees, 1848. 2 p. l., [3]-4, [2], 472, xlii p. 25 cm. The first 56 pages were printed in 1843. (3) Bibliotheca Grenvilliana; part the third, completing the catalogue of the library bequeathed to the British Museum by the late Right Hon. Thomas Grenville. With a general index. London, Printed by order of the Trustees, 1872. 6, [2], 219 p. front. (port.) 27 cm. By W. B. Rye.
Additional description
Letter of presentation to Charles Wright is inserted
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