TURNER (Dawson). Catalogue of the Manuscript Library of the Late Dawson Turner... Comprising the Matchless Collection of Upwards of Forty Thousand Autograph Letters, The Unique Copy of Blomefield's History of Norfolk... Illustrated County Histories of the Highest Character and Importance, Richly Illuminated Missals, etc. Which will be Sold by Auction, by Messrs. Puttick and Simpson, Monday June 6, 1859 and Four Following Days.1859

[London: s.n.,] First edition, royal 8vo (245 x 155 mm), xix, [1], 308, [2, advert]pp., large paper copy with the additional 42 facsimile plates, cont. half vellum lightly soiled, marbled boards, small tears to upper joint, green morocco spine label lettered in gilt. The manuscript library offered a wonderful range of unpublished material in every field of research, described here at considerable length. Included in the autograph letters was a very important collection of royal letters and interesting state papers, chiefly relating to the affairs of Scotland, 1538-1700. The Medieval MSS included the Glastonbury Cartulary, and a 15th Century Histoire de la Bible with 109 miniatures. Madden acquired the famous extra-illustrated Blomefield for £460 for the BM as well as securing a considerable number of important MSS. The total sum realised was £6,558.8.0.