Catalogue of the magnificent contents of Alton Towers, the princely seat of the Earls of Shrewsbury : which (by order of the executors of the late Right Hon. Bertram Arthur, Earl of Shrewsbury) will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie & Manson, at the Towers, on Monday, July 6, 1857, and twenty-nine following days (Sundays excepted) ...

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Publication:

London : Printed by W. Clowes and Sons ..., [1857]

Description:

iv, 219, [1] pages ; 26 cm (8vo)

Notes:
Imprint from colophon.
Signatures: [A]² (=P7,8?) B-O⁸ P⁶. $2 signed.

Resources:
Donor bookplate

Subject:

Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore, 1812-1852.
Alton Towers (Staffordshire, England)
English Architects.
Country house Collections Great Britain England Staffordshire 1810-1860.
Country house Furniture Great Britain England Staffordshire 1810-1860.

Form/genre:

Auction catalogs.

Added entries:

Shrewsbury, Bertram Arthur Talbot, Earl, 1832-1856.
Christie & Manson.

Holdings:

Location: Library cage harris 149915
Call No.: NA44.P978.25 A5 1857
Status: Available

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