Catalogue of Cook manuscripts, from the Bolckow Collection to be sold by Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 21 March 1923; with related correspondence, press cuttings and notes, collected by Sir William Dixson, 1923-1924

DLWD 6

fonds

1923-1924

947336

1 volume of textual material (109 p.) - 25 cm.

P 1-22
Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge: Catalogue of very important manuscripts by or relating to Captain James Cook, explorer, the property of H. W. F. Bolckow ... which will be sold by auction by ... Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge ... 21st of March 1923
London : J. Davy, printer, 1923. Facsimile, 16 p., 25 cm.

P. 49-53, 73-75
Correspondence between representatives of the Public Library of NSW and Angus & Robertson, 5 January-22 March 1923 relating the sale; Copies sent to Sir William Dixson

P. 107
Autographed letter signed by William Moore, 5 March 1924 to Sir William Dixson, regarding enclosed 'photographs' of a model of HMS Resolution

P. 23-109
Press Cuttings and notes relating to the sale

P. 101-103
Notes of an interview with Commercial Copying Company, 27 November 1923 regarding copying the Cook journal

Note: The correspondence is indexed in WD Correspondence file

Special reference is made to the purchase of Cook's journal of HMS Endeavour, on behalf of the Commonwealth National Library, by W. H. Ifould

Contents list available in the Mitchell Library Reading Room -

Information transferred from Dixson Manuscript Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012.