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Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6206
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
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The creator of this library catalog is unidentified. It is believed that the volume was created in England during the 1940s.
This volume contains a catalog of a private library consisting of over 1,635 volumes on seventy shelves. From pages 1-30, volumes are described by shelf with a short title and often abbreviated author along with number of volumes. From pages 31-55, volumes are described by topics, including history, biography, voyages and travels, poetry, divinity, novels and tales, philosophy, and miscellaneous. These volumes also include a short title and often abbreviated author along with number of volumes. The bulk of the books focus on history and biography. This is an unbound single gathering of 26 leaves with horizontal red ruling at the top and bottom.
Sold by Antiquates Fine and Rare Books (Dorset, England), 2023.
This volume was cataloged during a group project in July 2025. Seller's description laid into volume.
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- University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
- Access Restrictions
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This collection is open for research use.
- Use Restrictions
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Copyright restrictions may exist. For most library holdings, the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania do not hold copyright. It is the responsibility of the requester to seek permission from the holder of the copyright to reproduce material from the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts.