Dibdin, Thomas Frognall

Estimate

2,500 - 3,500 USD

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Description

Dibdin, Thomas Frognall
A Sermon Preached in the Church of St. Mary, Bryanston Square, on the Demise of his Royal Highness Augustus Frederick Duke of Sussex, K.G. &c., &c., &c., on Sunday Morning, April 30th, 1843. London: sold by all the booksellers; and by Thomas Capel, 1843
Ink, paper and cow

8vo (8 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.; 210 x 135 mm). Unbound. First and last leaf slightly browned. Modern red cloth box.
[With]:
Invitation from the Lord Chamberlain to Viscount Howick to attend the funeral; Admittance card to the funeral; Printed ceremonial order for the funeral. May 4, 1834. Modern black cloth.

Provenance

acquisition: Bernard Quaritch, 1986

Literature

Jackson 99; Windle and Pippin A71

Catalogue Note

One of five known copies, the last one in private hands.

Extremely rare sermon on the death of a distinguished book collector. Jackson saw the Harvard copy (presentation copy to E .A. Crowninshield) and described it as the only copy known. Windle and Pippin add two copies: in the British Library (from the Bliss archive) and another in Durham University. According to the WorldCat database, the Cambridge University Library has a copy as well.