Six playing cards, with notes on the back by Gibbon relating to his reading.
Edward Gibbon: Annotated playing cards
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- ReferenceGB 12 MS Add.8476
- Dates of Creation1780 (circa)
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- Language of MaterialEnglish .
- Physical Description1 collection 1 box file card
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Acquisition Information
Received from the library of Sir Geoffrey Keynes, 1982.
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Custodial History
Bought by Sir Geoffrey Keynes from the collection of Geoffrey Madan at Sotheby's, 1967.