Books, etc., relating to Samuel Butler and his subjects
Part of Samuel Butler Collection
Printed publications, offprints and papers, and miscellaneous autograph letters and manuscripts, relating to Samuel Butler, his works, interests and acquaintances. Shelved volumes in this section are catalogued on iDiscover.
Books, formerly the property of Samuel Butler
Part of Samuel Butler Collection
Printed volumes owned by Samuel Butler. Butler believed he possessed 'the smallest library of any man in London who is by way of being literary' (letter to Robert Bridges, 6 February 1900). In his will he bequeathed his book collection to his nephew, Henry Thomas Butler, who gave it to Henry Festing Jones. Some of the volumes were taken by R.A. Streatfeild (Butler's literary executor) and a few were lost in transit; the remainder are in the St John's College collection [see note in Henry Festing Jones's 1921 catalogue, p.35]. Shelved volumes in this section are catalogued on iDiscover.
Bound copies of the Daily Courant (London), June-July 1722
Issues 6441-6460, 13 June to 5 July 1722.
Bound copies of the Daily Courant (London), May-June 1722
Issues 6261-6440, 21 May to 12 June 1722.
Part of Papers of Sir Fred Hoyle