Volume compiled by William Buckland containing anecdotes and jokes, many attributed to his contemporaries at Oxford
MS. Don e. 190
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Volume compiled by William Buckland containing anecdotes and jokes, many attributed to his contemporaries at Oxford
Shelfmark
MS. Don e. 190
Summary
Volume compiled by William Buckland
Date
c.1818
Language
English
Physical facet
In six notebooks, bound in blind-ruled morocco for F.T. Buckland in 1878 (see fol.i verso), lettered on spine 'Dr. Buckland's notes / Oxford 1818'.
Physical extent
129 Leaves
Custodial history
Owned by F.T. Buckland, 1878, and by his nephew M.H. Gordon, 1947 (see fols. ii-iii).
Acquisition
Bought, Ian Jackson of Berkeley, California, cat. 84 (Jul 1996), item 26, and given to the library by Bodley's American Friends, 1996.
Subject
Zoology
19th century
