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Aspects of book culture in early modern England / Tom A. Birrell ; edited by Jos Blom.

  • Accession number

    8341107

  • Class

    95.3/ASP

  • ISBN

    9781409455691

  • Language

    English

  • Physical description

    xii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

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Contents: Editorial preface; Part I The Significance of Book Auctions: John Dryden's purchase at two book auctions; Books and buyers in 17th century English auction sales; John Locke at three English book auctions. Part II Book Collectors and Reading Habits: The reconstruction of the library of Isaac Casaubon; The printed books of Dame Margaret Nicollson; Reading as pastime: the place of light literature in some gentlemen's libraries of the 17th century; Review of P.S. Morrish, Bibliotheca Higgsiana (Oxford, 1990); Review of R.J. Fehrenbach and E. Leedham-Green, Private Libraries in Renaissance England (Binghampton/New York, 1992/3); Mary of Nemmegen: provenance, context, genre; The library of Sir Edward Sherburne. Part III Publishers and Their Influence: The influence of 17th century publishers on the presentation of English literature; The making of a bookseller: the journals of John Petheram; The circle of John Gage; 'A sentimental journey' through Holland and Flanders by John Gage. Part IV Bibliographers and Libraries: Anthony Wood, John Bagford and Thomas Hearne as bibliographers; Some rare Scottish books in the Old Royal Library; The British library: custodian of the unique; The BM duplicate sales 1769-1832; Index.