John R Dore: manuscript volume containing notes on Bibles and Bible translations

This collection consists of one notebook containing handwritten notes on different editions of Bibles including a section entitled 'Various translations of the Bible'. The notebook also includes loose pages, journal clippings (mainly consisting of advertisements for various Bible editions), and a letter postmarked 'Huddersfield, '79', addressed to 'J R Dore, Honoria Street, Fartown, [Huddersfield, England]'. The collection also includes a pamphlet relating to an exhibition at Sunderland Public Libraries, Museum and Art Gallery on 'Catalogue of Bibles, Manuscripts, etc', April 1911. In view of the contents it seems likely that this notebook belonged to John Read Dore, author of 'Old Bibles: an account of the early versions of the English Bible', 1876, 2d ed, 1888.

John Read Dore was a scholar and collector of early English Bibles. His publications include 'Old Bibles: an account of the early versions of the English Bible', London, B.M. Pickering, 1876. 2d ed. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1888, and 'Notes on Welsh Bibles. Pts 1 & 2', 'Book-Lore', 3, Dec 1885-May 1886, pp 3-20, 36-39.

1 volume only

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Found contained in Hughan print collection. Not listed on library OPAC.

1 volume only

Description created by Rob Ford, 29 Mar 2007.

Usual EUL restrictions apply.

The British Library hold the following items in their manuscripts collections: Dore (John Read), Letter to C D Ginsburg, 1895, Add. 44520 f. 24; Dore (John Read), Letter to W E Gladstone, 1895, Add. 44520 f. 14. A 'collection of early printed Bibles, Testaments, and Prayer books, the property of Mr J R Dore, of Huddersfield' was sold at auction by Capes, Dunn & Pilcher, Manchester, 8 Oct 1879.