Catalogue of an extremely curious, highly interesting and valuable library
Subtitle: comprising very numerous, rare, and important English and foreign books, many of which are of early date, the works of the best modern authors, fine books of prints, illuminated missals and horae ... ; Shakespeariana ... ; W.H. Ireland's own collections, relative to the Shakespeare forgeries, including the "confessions" in his own handwriting; numerous old English plays, from the age of Shakespeare to that of Dryden; etc. etc. : which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Puttick and Simpson ... at their house, No. 47, Leicester Square, W.C. ... on Monday, May 14th, and three following days
Contributors: Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
Publisher: Messrs. Puttick and Simpson
Published: 1866
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 98
Subjects: English drama; Bibliography; English literature; Catalogs
Other titles: Thomas Pennant Barton Collection of Shakespeare and Shakespeariana (Boston Public Library)
Notes: 1436 lots.

Cover title.

BM English book sales, p. 315

Boston Public Library.  Barton collection catalogue, p. 135

Place of sale: London.

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy contains Pages 81 through 92 only, which represent lots 1219 through 1345. These are the Shakespearian lots, and also include many items related to the forger William Henry Ireland.

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy is the first of thirteen separately numbered book sale catalogs bound together in a volume titled English Shakespearian catalogues vol. 1: 1822-1862. Most of the items in this volume are annotated in Barton's own hand, containing prices paid by him, commentary and correspondence, etc. This volume contains [1]: Catalogue of an extremely curious, highly interesting and valuable library ... [Puttick & Simpson, May 14th, 1866] -- [2]: A catalogue of the miscellaneous library of the late William Kinnard ... which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Sotheby -- [2a]: A catalogue of books in English and foreign literature ... to be sold .. by M. Priestly [1818] -- [3]: Catalogue of the fourth portion of the extensive and valuable library of Thomas Jolley [Sotheby, June 10th, 1844] -- [4]: Catalogue of a collection of valuable books ... selected from the fine library of the late Jeremiah Harman ... by Joseph Lilly -- [5]: Lilly's select catalogue of rare, curious, & valuable books -- [6]: A catalogue of a very valuable and important collection of Shaksperian & dramatic literature [Sotheby & Wilkinson, May 23, 1856] -- [7]: Catalogue of the first portion of the private library of the well-known philobiblist M. Gancia, of Brighton ... [8]: A catalogue of a singularly curious and important collection of Shaksperian, dramatic, & philological literature [Sotheby for Halliwell, May 21-23, 1857] -- [9]: Catalogue of rare & curious books, illustrative of the English drama and early English literature [Sotheby & Wilkinson, June 14th, 1858] -- [10]: Smith's old book circular, April 11th, 1859 -- [11]: A catalogue of rare and curious books illustrative of the English drama ... [Sotheby & Wilkinson, June 13th, 1859] -- [12]: Catalogue of reprints and facsimiles illustrative of early English and Shaksperian literature [Sotheby & Wilkinson, February 2nd, 1861] -- [13]: Notice de la belle collection Shakespearienne, formee par M.J. Moulin ... 27 Fevrier 1862.