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Letter with duplicate bill of sale for Shakespeare bookcase attached
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Bill of sale for Shakespeare bookcase
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Original bill of sale for the Shakespeare bookcase and contents showing receipt of payment. Instructions for delivery at bottom.
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Diagram of woods used in the Shakespeare bookcase
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Diagram made to document the placement of the wood from 40 buildings or historic places associated with the life or works of William Shakespeare which were used in the construction of the Shakespeare bookcase. The diagram shows the front and a cross-section of the bookcase and has a handwritten key to the placement of the woods and their origins. The bookcase was made in 1890 by James Plucknett of Warwickshire, England for W.C. Prescott, a noted collector of Shakespeareana. The diagram was framed and displayed on the wall next to the bookcase until December 2020 when it was removed and imaged. A digital print facsimile is now on display in its place.
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Collations, Shakespeare folios
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These are likely George Cole's personal notes about the Huntington collections, comprised of lists of a variety of holdings of the library, and acquisitions made by the Huntington between 1915 and 1924. It includes Cole's notes regarding variations within different printings of various texts (for example, differences in two copies of Bacon's "Wisdom of the Ancients" both from the same year, with different typeset), as well as listings of famous first editions, incunabula, Shakespeare quartos, and historical papers in the Huntington collection; lists of holdings in other libraries; lists of items sent to galleries, exhibits, or for exchange or sale; physical descriptions and comparisons of texts; biographical histories of certain authors; and lists of things not in the Huntington's collection. Additionally, it also includes some material on bibliography, and a cataloging guide from 1920 of HEHL cataloging practice. Most of the material is undated.
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"Shakespeare (1562-1709), list of separate editions,"
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These are likely George Cole's personal notes about the Huntington collections, comprised of lists of a variety of holdings of the library, and acquisitions made by the Huntington between 1915 and 1924. It includes Cole's notes regarding variations within different printings of various texts (for example, differences in two copies of Bacon's "Wisdom of the Ancients" both from the same year, with different typeset), as well as listings of famous first editions, incunabula, Shakespeare quartos, and historical papers in the Huntington collection; lists of holdings in other libraries; lists of items sent to galleries, exhibits, or for exchange or sale; physical descriptions and comparisons of texts; biographical histories of certain authors; and lists of things not in the Huntington's collection. Additionally, it also includes some material on bibliography, and a cataloging guide from 1920 of HEHL cataloging practice. Most of the material is undated.
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Shakespeare Exhibition, New York Public Library loan
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These are likely George Cole's personal notes about the Huntington collections, comprised of lists of a variety of holdings of the library, and acquisitions made by the Huntington between 1915 and 1924. It includes Cole's notes regarding variations within different printings of various texts (for example, differences in two copies of Bacon's "Wisdom of the Ancients" both from the same year, with different typeset), as well as listings of famous first editions, incunabula, Shakespeare quartos, and historical papers in the Huntington collection; lists of holdings in other libraries; lists of items sent to galleries, exhibits, or for exchange or sale; physical descriptions and comparisons of texts; biographical histories of certain authors; and lists of things not in the Huntington's collection. Additionally, it also includes some material on bibliography, and a cataloging guide from 1920 of HEHL cataloging practice. Most of the material is undated.
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Henry E. Huntington letters to Charles E. Graham
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Also: copy of letters from Graham to Huntington, 1923 December 31, 1925 March 11, and two form letters and report from Federal Trade Commission, 1923 December 12; receipt signed by Edward A. Adams for documents received from Huntington, 1924 October 16. Subjects: Chateau Beauregard, MacEvoy portrait of Huntington, Chesapeake & Ohio stock purchase, account with Duveen, "Blue Boy," payment for "Lady Hamilton," bills to pay for Arabella Huntington.
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