Letters to and drafts of letters from Sir Symon Archer, 1627-46, including many from Sir William Dugdale
MS. Eng. lett. b. 1
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Letters to and drafts of letters from Sir Symon Archer, 1627-46, including many from Sir William Dugdale
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. lett. b. 1
Summary
Letters to and drafts of letters from Sir Symon Archer, 1627-46, including many from Sir William Dugdale
Date
1627-1646
Language
English
Physical facet
19th-cent. half russia, marbled boards, rebacked
Physical extent
440 Leaves
Custodial history
R. H. Evans, 21 July 1831 (William Hamper sale), lot 38; Phillipps MS. 10245; Sotheby's, 10 June 1896, lot 18; Christie's, 19 Dec. 1899, lot 319; owned by [Mark] Archer of Farnacres Hall.
Acquisition
Bought at the sale of [Mark] Archer of Farnacres Hall's books, Anderson & Garland (Newcastle-upon-Tyne), 22 April 1931 (lot 223?). Fols. 175b-176a (Sotheby's, 27 April 1931, lot 491) were bought separately, Bernard Halliday, cat. 149 (1932), 506; fols. 232b-c, bought from John Wilson, 1976.
Subject
17th century
Letters
Antiquarians
