Macaulay; The Historian, Statesman, and Essayist. Anecdotes of his life and literary labours, with some account of his early and unknown writings (2nd ed., London, John Camden Hotten, Piccadilly, 1860),with notes and letters of Augustus De Morgan, former owner of the book
Macaulay; The Historian, Statesman, and Essayist. Anecdotes of his life and literary labours, with some account of his early and unknown writings (2nd ed., London, John Camden Hotten, Piccadilly, 1860), with notes and letters of Augustus De Morgan, 1861-1869, former owner of the book. With some correspondence.
Dates
- Creation: 1860 1861-1869
Extent
0.05 Linear metres (2 physical shelfmarks)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Example, fols. 1-2]
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. c. 7284, fols. 17-21; e. 3588
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 6130
Abstract
Macaulay; The Historian, Statesman, and Essayist. Anecdotes of his life and literary labours, with some account of his early and unknown writings (2nd ed., London, John Camden Hotten, Piccadilly, ), with notes and letters of Augustus De Morgan, former owner of the book.
Biographical / Historical
Augustus De Morgan (1806–71) was a mathematician and historian. For further details see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Custodial History
The volume was sold at Sotheby's sale of C.H. Trevelyan's books 17 Jan. 1974; T. D. Rogers purchased it from Blackwell's bookshop,13 Dec. 1974.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by T.D. Rogers, Oct. 2006
Separated Materials
Four letters from Augustus De Morgan to Arthur Hall, speculating on the origins of the name "Onuphrio", used by Horace Walpole, July-Aug. 1867, now MS. Eng. c. 7284, fols. 18-21.
- Title
- Macaulay; The Historian, Statesman, and Essayist. Anecdotes of his life and literary labours, with some account of his early and unknown writings (2nd ed., London, John Camden Hotten, Piccadilly, 1860), with notes and letters of Augustus De Morgan
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2018
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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