Found 2 collections related to Book collectors -- Great Britain -- 19th century -- Correspondence

George John Spencer, second Earl Spencer, British politician and book collector. · Autograph signature on a ticket to the coronation ceremony of George IV : 1821 : (MISC 1470j) : ticket formerly owned by the poet Samuel Rogers. Ticket area printed ("Abbey"); numbered in manuscript ("387"). Labeled "Poets Corner" in manuscript in the lower left corner; with the manuscript signature of Spencer in the lower right corner. "Peers Ticket" written on verso. Filed with under "Rogersana," following Samuel Rogers manuscripts. less

Charles Burney, D.D., English schoolmaster and book collector. He is the brother of Fanny Burney, Madame D'Arblay, the writer. To Fanny Burney, Madame D'Arblay, writer (his sister) : 1 autograph letter signed : 15 Jan 1816 : (MISC 0961) : [no place] : begins, "Most grateful was your letter to me, and not unexpected. It found me in bed under a very sharp fit of the gout, which appears to be my Christmas destiny ...". less