Goldsmiths' Library of Economic Literature

Six volumes of a manuscript catalogue of the Goldsmiths' Library of Economic Literature, containing a chronological list of the titles, with some notes on the bindings. The catalogue was prepared by Herbert Somerton Foxwell, but this is probably a fair copy in the hand of an assistant. The volumes cover the years 1501-1700, 1751-1815, and 1821-1825. The volumes for 1701-1750 and 1816-1820 were apparently not received by the library.

Herbert Somerton Foxwell (1849-1936) was a dedicated book-collector and bibliophile, who formed a large collection of economic books printed before 1848. In 1901, Foxwell sold his library to the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths (Goldsmith's Company) for £10, 000 in 1901. At that time it contained about 30,000 books. The Company also generously provided Foxwell with a series the wherewithal to make further acquisitions for addition to the Library, which was given to the University of London in 1903.

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Part of the Goldsmiths' Library, given to the University of London in 1903.

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Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.

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