Excerpt from Rariora, Vol. 1: Being Notes of Some of the Printed Books, Manuscripts, Historical Documents, Medals, Engravings, Pottery, Etc;, Etc;, Collected (1858-1900)
It may surprise the reader, as it often does the collector. To find in private hands important documents, especially such as relate to public expenditure, of which the resting-place would naturally be in one or other of the national collections. The wanderings of such documents can often be traced. By the collector of the present day from the point when they formed part of some well-known accumulation.
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