Difference between revisions of "George Thomason 1600?-1666"
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| − | [[occupation::Bookseller]]; assembled the collection of Civil War pamphlets now known as the Thomason Tracts. These were eventually purchased for the British Museum by [[buyer::George III]] in [[date of purchase::1761]]. | + | [[occupation::Bookseller]]; assembled the collection of Civil War pamphlets now known as the Thomason Tracts. These were eventually [[retail Sale::purchased]] for [[organisations::the British Museum]] by [[buyer::George III]] in [[date of purchase::1761]]. |
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| + | *M. Mendle, George Thomason’s intentions, in G. Mandelbrote and B. Taylor (eds), ''Libraries within the library'', 2009, 171-186. P. Hoare (gen.ed.), ''The Cambridge history of libraries in Britain and Ireland''. 3 vols. Cambridge, 2006. II 39. | ||
| + | *L. Spencer, The professional and literary connexions of George Thomason, ''The Library'' 5th ser 13 (1958), 102-118. | ||
| + | *L. Spencer, The politics of George Thomason, ''The Library'' 5th ser 14 (1959) 11-27. | ||
| + | *Stoker, David. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/27250 "Thomason, George (c. 1602–1666), bookseller and collector of civil-war tracts."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. | ||
| + | *D. Stoker, George Thomason’s intractable legacy, ''The Library'' 6th ser 14 (1992), 337-56. | ||
| + | *D. Stoker and M. Kingston, George Thomason in W. Baker (ed), ''Pre-19th century British book collectors'', 1999, 344-9. | ||
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[[Category:Printers/Book Trade]] | [[Category:Printers/Book Trade]] | ||
[[Category:Drafts]] | [[Category:Drafts]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Libraries Sold at Retail Sale]] | ||
Revision as of 05:21, 4 November 2019
George THOMASON 1600?-66
Biographical Note
Bookseller; assembled the collection of Civil War pamphlets now known as the Thomason Tracts. These were eventually purchased for the British Museum by George III in 1761.
Sources
- M. Mendle, George Thomason’s intentions, in G. Mandelbrote and B. Taylor (eds), Libraries within the library, 2009, 171-186. P. Hoare (gen.ed.), The Cambridge history of libraries in Britain and Ireland. 3 vols. Cambridge, 2006. II 39.
- L. Spencer, The professional and literary connexions of George Thomason, The Library 5th ser 13 (1958), 102-118.
- L. Spencer, The politics of George Thomason, The Library 5th ser 14 (1959) 11-27.
- Stoker, David. "Thomason, George (c. 1602–1666), bookseller and collector of civil-war tracts." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- D. Stoker, George Thomason’s intractable legacy, The Library 6th ser 14 (1992), 337-56.
- D. Stoker and M. Kingston, George Thomason in W. Baker (ed), Pre-19th century British book collectors, 1999, 344-9.