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- # No. IX. Mr. White’s copy.
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This section, titled "No. IX. Mr. White’s copy.", is part of Chapter III of a larger work. It was extracted from the file `pdf-01KG6Q7Q25RHMFT3SJXPV18VFF.txt` and belongs to the collection "PDF Workflow Main Test 2026-01-30T00:26:53". The text details the provenance of a specific copy of a publication.
## Context
This section is situated within Chapter III, following "No. VIII. Holford copy." and preceding "No. X. Mr. E. Dwight Church’s (Rowfant) copy.". The narrative focuses on the history and ownership of a particular edition, tracing its path through various collectors and booksellers.
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The text describes a copy of a publication that measures $7\frac{1}{2}'' \times 5\frac{3}{8}''$. It was reportedly in the Chapter library of Lincoln Cathedral at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Later, it was owned by Sir William Bolland, then acquired by bookseller Thomas Rodd for 100 guineas. Subsequently, it passed to Frederick Perkins, and at the sale of his library in 1889, it was purchased by Bernard Quaritch for £200 before being acquired by its current owner. The text also notes that two fine copies are now in America, with one belonging to Mr. William Augustus White of Brooklyn. It mentions a small hole burnt in two leaves of this copy, affecting a few letters.
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- No. IX. Mr. White’s copy.
Two fine copies are now in America. One of these belongs to Mr. William Augustus White, of Brooklyn. Mr. White’s copy, which measures $7\frac{1}{2}'' \times 5\frac{3}{8}''$, seems to have been at the beginning of the nineteenth century in the Chapter library of Lincoln Cathedral.¹ It subsequently passed into the possession of Sir William Bolland, Baron of the Exchequer, who died in 1840. On Sir William Bolland’s death, it appears to have been purchased by the well-known bookseller, Thomas Rodd, for 100 guineas. It then passed into the library of Frederick Perkins, of Chipstead (1780–1860). At the sale of Perkins’ library on July 10, 1889, when the catalogue noticed ‘a small hole burnt in two leaves, destroying a few letters’, it was purchased by Mr. Bernard Quaritch, the London bookseller, for £200, and was acquired by the present owner.²
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- No. IX. Mr. White’s copy.