Sir Hans Sloane : collector, scientist, antiquary, founding father of the British Museum
1994, First Edition. London : British Museum Press in association with Alistair McAlpine. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #476776
ISBN: 0714120855
Physical description; 308 pages, 24 leaves of plates : illustrations (some colour), facsimiles, portraits ; 29 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents include: The life, character and career of Sir Hans Sloane / Arthur MacGregor – Sloane's will and the establishment of the British Museum / Marjorie Caygill. Subjects; Sloane, Hans, Sir (1660-1753) – Biography. British Museum – History. Collectors and collecting – Great Britain – History – 17th-18th centuries. Scientists – Great Britain – Biography. Antiquarians – Great Britain – Biography. Naturalists – Great Britain – Biography.
Price: €60.00