Overview
Letters on the publication of Dibdin's Bibliographical Decameron; letters and clippings concerning the book collector Richard Heber, and letters, manuscripts, and printed material on Dibdin's various publications.
Dates
- Creation: 1798-1836
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
.4 linear feet (3 volumes)Includes 3 collections of Dibdin's papers bound for the botanist and antiquarian Dawson Turner (1775-1858): letters on the publication of Dibdin's Bibliographical Decameron; letters and clippings, 1818-1834, concerning the book collector Richard Heber and the dispersal of his library; and letters, manuscripts, and printed material on Dibdin's various publications.
Biographical / Historical
Dibdin was an English bibliographer.
Arrangement
Organized into the following three series:
- I. MS Eng 1177: Decameroniana
- II. MS Eng 1177.1: Heberiana
- III. MS Eng 1177.2: Dibdiniana
Immediate Source of Acquisition
62M-97. Gift of W. A. Jackson, 1 Waterhouse Street Cambridge, Massachusetts; received: 1962 December 21.
- Title
- Dibdin, Thomas Frognall, 1776-1847. Thomas Frognall Dibdin papers, 1798-1836 : Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00807
Repository Details
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