Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Phillips, H., -1840
Title:
A catalogue of the magnificent, rare, and valuable library, (of 20,000 volumes) : illustrated in many instances, with two and three sets of proof and other plates : generally of the most choice editions : selected with great care, and the utmost liberality, during the last forty years : also, of the books of prints, galleries of art, curious missals and manuscripts, the Persian and Chinese drawings, &c. &c. &c. : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Phillips, at the Abbey, on Tuesday, the 9th of September, 1823, and nine following days : on Friday, the 3d of October, & four following days : and on Thursday, 23d October, 1823, & four following days, (Sundays and Mondays excepted) : at half-past twelve each day precisely.
Alternate Title(s):
At head of title: The valuable library of book, in Fonthill Abbey
Published / Created:
[London] : [Printed by J. Davy], [1823]
Physical Description:
[12],113, [4], [121]-175, [3], 291-342, [6], 231-278, [1], 176-222, [2], 343-391, [1] pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Frontispiece is an engraving of Fonthill Abbey by Thomas Higham; after Stedman Whitwell.
Subject Terms:
Beckford, William, 1760–1844 -- Library -- Catalogs. | Art auctions -- England -- Wiltshire -- Catalogs. | Fonthill Abbey -- Library. | Private libraries -- England -- London -- 18th century. | Decorative arts -- Catalogs. | Drawing, European -- Catalogs. | Drawing, British -- Catalogs. | Painting, European -- Catalogs. | Painting, British -- Catalogs. | Furniture -- Catalogs. | Rare books -- Bibliography -- Catalogs. | Stewart, Edward -- Bookplate (BEIN Beckford 415 copy 1). | Sadleir, Michael, 1888–1957 -- Bookplate (BEIN Beckford 415 copy 2). | Adams, Elliott R. -- Autograph (BEIN Beckford 415 copy 2). | Macclesfield, Earls of -- Ownership. | Eastman, Sidney Corning, 1850–1930 -- Autograph. | Gunnis, Rupert -- Bookplate.
Form/Genre:
Armorial bookplates (Provenance) | Auction catalogs -- 1823. | Engravings -- 1823. | Blind stamps (Provenance) | Auction catalogs -- 1823 09 09-10 29. | Auction catalogues -- 1823 09 09-10 29. | Auction catalogs.
Contributors:
Higham, Thomas, 1796–1844, engraver. | Whitwell, Stedman, artist. | Davy, John (Printer), printer.