Former binding for MSS. Eng. c. 6165/1-4
MS. Eng. c. 6166
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Former binding for MSS. Eng. c. 6165/1-4
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. c. 6166
Summary
Inscribed on front pastedown in an unidentified hand, and signed by J.B. Nichols 'This collection of letters to & from Mrs. Eliza Nichols is the property of my daughter Mary Ann Iliffe Nichols. B. Nichols. August 5th 1863'; the volume contains only a few letters to or from Mrs. Nichols, so the front board may have belonged to another volume.
Date
1863
Language
English
Physical facet
Binding: half red calf, marbled boards, boards and spine detached - binding now MS. Eng. c. 6166 (the tightly-bound contents dismantled to prevent further damage, 1997); labelled on spine 'Family letters chiefly addressed to I.B. Nichols. I. 1815[sic]-1837'.
Physical extent
1 box
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Collection contents
Papers and collections of the Nichols family, printers and publishers
Family Letters
Former binding for MSS. Eng. c. 6165/1-4
