Miscellaneous papers, c. 1876-1906
File
MS. Dobell c. 60
Held at the Weston Library
Miscellaneous papers, including:
- (fols. 4-6) portraits of Dobell; (fols. 9-33) drafts by Dobell of accounts of Sydney Dobell
- (fols. 39-42) A catalogue of books, Dobell's first catalogue, 1876
- (fols. 43-82) printed advertisements and prospectuses for works by Dobell
- (fols. 93-120) annotated proofs of Dobell's Catalogue of books printed for private circulation (London, 1906)
- (fols. 149-74) papers relating to a legal case concerning shelves on the pavement outside Dobell's shop, 1901-2
- (fols. 175-96) biographical notes and extracts relating to Dobell
- (fols. 197-212) fragment of 'A dreamer's last dream' by 'Geoffrey Norman' (possibly a pseudonym, for Dobell).
Dates
- Creation: c. 1876-1906
Extent
229 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Dobell c. 60
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, no. 38624.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk