English Book Collectors

afterwards antiquities appointed Archbishop Arundel Bagford bequeathed Bible binding Bishop Bodleian Library bookseller born British Museum buried Cambridge catalogue Caxtons century Charles collection collector College considerable number contained copy Coverdale Bible daughter death Decameron Diana of Poitiers Dibdin died Duke Earl early English edition Edward eight Elizabeth England engraved father fetched fifty pounds folio following days FOOTNOTES France George Greek Grenville Gutenberg Bible Hearne Henry History House hundred pounds illuminated James John King large number Latin London Lord Lumley lots manuscripts Mentz Oldys Oxford portrait possessed preserved printed books printed on vellum published purchased Pynson Queen Rawlinson realised Richard Richard Rawlinson Robert Robert Harley Rowfant Royal Society seven hundred shillings shillings and sixpence Society of Antiquaries sold by auction Sotheby Thomas thousand five hundred thousand pounds three hundred University of Oxford vellum volumes Wilkinson and Hodge William William Oldys written Wynkyn de Worde