Letter from Edward Gibbon to Mr Becket
Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. lett. b. 27 (fol. 2)
Held at the Weston Library
Letter from Edward Gibbon, historian, to Mr Becket, bookseller, concerning orders of books.
Dates
- Creation: 2 Jul 1761
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. lett. b. 27 (fol. 2)
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 12356
Abstract
Letter from Edward Gibbon, historian, to Mr Becket, bookseller
Biographical / Historical
Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) was a historian. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased by the Library via Hofmann & Freeman, Sotheby's, 22 Jun 1976, lot 42.
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Letter from Edward Gibbon to Mr Becket
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2022
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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