Catalogue of the curious and valuable library of the late John Dillon, Esq
Subtitle: comprising an extraordinary collection of books, extensively illustrated with rare autographs, portraits, drawings, &c. &c. ... : which will be sold by auction by Messrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge ... on Monday, the 7th of June, 1869, and two following days
Contributors: Dillon, John, Esq
Publisher: [Messrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge]
Published: 1869
Place of publication: [London]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 60
Subjects: Bibliography; Catalogs; Private libraries; English literature; Rare books; Library
Other titles: Dillon collection
Notes: 698 lots.

Not in: Knoedler Library. Complete title index of 26,000 volumes of sales, exhibitions, and salons in the Knoedler Library on microfiche.

BM English book sales, p. 328

Date of sale: June 7-9, 1869.

Place of sale: London.

Library's copy is large paper copy; annotated with prices and names in brown ink within ruling in red ink. Photograph portrait on verso of second front flyleaf; recto of same signed in pencil: M. M. Holloway. Binding: marbled papers over boards, half brown morocco, gilt ruling and spine title: Dillon collection. Former library label of M. Knoedler & Co. on front pastedown. Former library mark "32" on label on top board.

Library's copy is the second catalog bound in a volume of four catalogs with: Christie, Manson & Woods. Catalogue of the very choice collection of water-colour drawings and pictures of John Dillon, Esq., deceased. [London] : [Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods], [1869] (171457242)