Allinson, A.R. (Alfred Richard) (ed.). "The Metamorphoses, Commonly known as The Golden Ass, of Lucius Apuleius. A New Version by the Late Sir Richard Burton Completed and Revised, with Notes and Introduction…:" title page - Book the Fifth, MS.S. (typewritten: 149 p.), ([1906?]) | Collections

Description

Note: with many autograph corrections and additions; first three pages are autograph.

Type

Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)

Production date

1846-2003.

Call number

RFB 1328(1)

Creator

Burton, Richard Francis (1821-1890)(Opens in new tab)

Provenance

Gift of Edwards H. Metcalf, October 1992. The bulk of the collection was acquired by Mr. Metcalf at two Sotheby's sales, in 1963 and 1965, featured the property of R.J.R. Arundell who had inherited them from Lady Burton. Smaller groups and individual items came from various booksellers in Britain and the United States, including Spink & Son, Ltd, Maggs Brothers, David Bickersteth, Howard S. Mott, III, John Shroeder, Argus Bookshop, David Magee Bookshop, Bennett & Marshall, Bertram Rota, and others. The collection of papers of A.R. Allinson was purchased from Robert W. Mann in 1979.

Associated people

Cameron, Verney Lovett. (1524?-1580.)

Camões, Luís de, (1867-1921,)

Cole, George R. Fitz-Roy. (1830-1895.)

Carrington, Charles, (1820-1888,)

Ismail, (1844-1912.)

Hunfalvy, János, (1842-1916.)

Kirby, W. F. (1861-1907.)

Marié, Georges. (1837-1909.)

Murchison, J. H. (1865-1921.)

Notcutt, Oliver. (1820-1889.)

Metcalf, Edwards H. (1474-1533.)

Pincherle, James. (1818-1864.)

Payne, John, (1565-1635.)

Smithers, Leonard C.

Tinsley, John.

Tootal, Albert.

Swinburne, Algernon Charles,

Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander,

Walker, R. B. N.

Yule, Henry,

Apuleius.

Ariosto, Lodovico,

Magyar, László,

Tassoni, Alessandro,

Associated organizations

African Gold Coast Syndicate.

C. Kegan Paul & Co. Publishers.

Guinea Coast Gold Mining Company.

John F. Henry & Co.

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Allinson, A.R. (Alfred Richard) (ed.). "The Metamorphoses, Commonly known as The Golden Ass, of Lucius Apuleius. A New Version by the Late Sir Richard Burton Completed and Revised, with Notes and Introduction…:" title page - Book the Fifth, MS.S. (typewritten: 149 p.), ([1906?])

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