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Name Besterman, Theodore, bibliographer

1. Add Ch 71076

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Add Ch 71076
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SALE of the library of Sir William Le Neve, Clarenceux, d. 1661, by his cousins, Geoffrey and William Le Neve, to Sir Edward Walker, Garter; 7 March 1663. See also Brit. Mus. Quart., xi, 1936-1937, p. 177. Presented by T. D. N. Besterman, Esq., through the Friends of the National Libraries.
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William Le Neve, cousin of Sir William Le Neve: Sale by, of his cousin's library to Sir E. Walker: 1663. William Le Neve, Clarenceaux Herald: Sale of his library to Sir E. Walker: 1663. Geoffrey Le Neve, cousin of Sir William Le Neve: Sale by, of his cousin's library to Sir E. Walker: 1663. S...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Mar 1663
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1 item

2. Add MS 45102

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Add MS 45102
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MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS, viz.:- A. Song, 'If 'tis love to wish you near', composed by Ladislas Joseph Philip Paul Zavertal, 28 June 1885, with autograph title-page. The words are by Charles Dibdin (see The Professional Life of Mr Dibdin, 1803, i, pp. 112- 113). Supplementary to Add. MS. 43867. ff. 1-4. Presented by Henry George Farmer, Mus.D. B. Autograph papers of Mandell Creighton, Bishop of Peterborough (1891) and (1897) of London; n.d. As follows:-(1) Draft, with some correcti...
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includes: ff. 1-4 Ladislas Joseph Philip Paul Zavertal, composer; son of Václav Hugo Zavertal: Song, 'If 'tis love to wish you near': 1885.: Partly autogr.f. 5 Reverend Cuthbert Creighton, son of Mandell Creighton: Letter to H. I. Bell: 1937.ff. 6-12 Mandell Creighton, Bishop of Peterboro...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1200-1937
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 45413

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Add MS 45413
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PAPERS AND CORRESPONDENCE OF HOULSTON AND SON, afterwards Houlston and Stoneman, afterwards Houlston and Wright, booksellers and publishers, of Paternoster Row, London; 1827-1861. The papers include memoranda of the firm's affairs, 1828-1838 (chiefly ff. 14-45b passim), and several letters from minor authors. The names of the writers of letters will be found in the Index to the present Catalogue. Paper; ff. 83. Folio 1827-1861. Presented by T. D. N. Besterman, Esq., through the Friends of th...
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Booksellers: Papers and correspondence of Houlston and Son: 1827-1861. Houlston and Son afterw. Houlston and Stoneman afterw. Houlston and Wright; booksellers and publishers, Paternoster Row: Papers and correspondence: 1827-1861. includes: ff. 1, 4 George Byrom Whittaker, bookseller and pub...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1827-1861
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 57492

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Add MS 57492
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JOSEPH FARINGTON (b.1747, d.1821): diary of a tour in Kent by the artist Joseph Farington; 19-28 Sept. 1794. Autograph. Includes some rough sketches, notably of Mereworth Castle (f. 24v), also notes on views in Scotland and remarks by fellow artists (ff. 1-9). For other diaries of Farington, omitting the period covered by the present manuscript, see James Greig (ed.), The Farington Diary (1922). Inscription by James Greig recording his gift of the volume to Charles W. Berry, [1925?] (f. i). ...
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Voyages and Travels: Scotland General: County of Kent: Art. Artists: Joseph Farington, RA; artist and diarist: Art. Illuminations and Drawings ENGLISH: Diaries and Memoranda: Diary of a tour in Kent, with rough sketches, and notes on Scottish views by Joseph Farington: 1794: Autogr. includes: ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1794
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 57729

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Add MS 57729
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THEODORE BESTERMANN: notebook containing correspondence between Robert John Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh, F.R.S. and Theodore Besterman relating to spiritualism; 1932. The topic of discussion is that of ectoplasmic experiments, and the research carried out by Baron Schrenck-Notzing, Professor Charles Richet, Sir William Crookes and William Jackson Crawford is brought under scrutiny as are some famous mediums such as Rudi Schneider and his brother Willy. Presented by Dr Theodore Besterman, thro...
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Robert John Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh: Theodore Besterman, bibliographer: Spiritualism: Correspondence between Theodore Besterman and Robert John Strutt: 1932.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1932
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 60512

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Add MS 60512
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MUSIC ROOM, BRITISH MUSEUM: official correspondence of Alexander Hyatt King as Superintendent of the Music Room of the British Museum, principally relating to the Union Catalogue of Music and to the 1959 Cambridge conference of the International Association of Music Libraries; 1945-1963. Transferred from the Music Library, Department of Printed Books, 1 March 1979. Paper; ff. 251. British Library arrangement. 1. ff. 1-62. Correspondence between Otto Erich Deutsch and Theodore Besterman; ...
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Alexander Hyatt King, of the Music Room, British Museum: Correspondence: 1945-1963: Partly Fr. Alexander Hyatt King, of the Music Room, British Museum: Official correspondence as Superintendent of the Music Room of Alexander Hyatt King: 1945-1963: Partly typewritten. includes: ff. 1-62 Otto...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, and German
Date Range:
1945-1963
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 63213

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Add MS 63213
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SOCIETY OF AUTHORS ARCHIVE. Vol. VIII (ff. 184). 1. ff. 1-2. Portrait of Arnold Bennett by Joseph Simpson; n.d. Photograph, 1982. 2. ff. 3-37. Dorothy Cheston Bennett; 1931-1951. Partly French. 3. ff. 38-41. Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners; 1924-1948. 4. ff. 42-121. Theod...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1920-1952
Extent:
1 item