Beschreibung:

Archive of material mainly relating to the sale of books, catalogues etc.
business papers: including, Accounts Auction Sales & Bills, Wages etc., manuscript, 16pp. (20pp. ruled in red), original wrappers, 1st October 1866 - 30th September 1867; Sales, manuscript, 26pp. of accounts, original cloth, paper label on upper cover, 9th January 1901 etc.; correspondence to Hogsons c. 1900-20, including: Edmund Gosse (“I must thank you for your very kind letter and congratulate you on your remarkable success”) (3); Leonard Huxley, E.V. Lucas, Lady Victoria Herbert, Emery Walker Hatchards, Batsford, H.J. Massingham, Henry Sotheran & Co., W.M. Suthers, F. Karslake of Book Auction Records relating to Hodgson’s the English booktrade’s concern about a depression of the sale of books at the outbreak of the First World War [presumably on the understanding that the war would be over by christmas] (“The Resolution, in fact, expresses the feelings of the holders of stocks of the more expensive classes of books, and they were afraid that if such books slumped in value the printed records of the sales would cause serious deterioration of their stock. The erased signature was that of ‘Bernard Quaritch’. It was given by the second in command, in the absence of Mr Dring, the former believing that Mr Dring would have signed had he been there when I called, but Mr Dring phoned later asking that the signature be withdrawn, as he thought the auctioneers understood their business best”), and another resolution by several booksellers to abstain from sales of books during 1914, etc., Hodgson family papers: including, Richard Hodgson, Mary Hodgson, Henrietta Faith Hodgson, J.E. Hodgson etc., wills, inland revenue etc., catalogues, including: A Catalogue of... College of Advocates, Doctors’ Commons, London, 1861; A Catalogue of the Valuable... Library of... John Hyde, Fermoy, Ireland [name supplied in manuscript], partially priced, ink inscription on upper cover: “Priced by my eldest brother George S.H.”, 1887; A Catalogue of... Books... Printed at The Strawberry Hill Press, ink initials “JEH” on upper cover, 1902, and c. 35 other Hodgson & Co. catalogues, some partially priced, mostly 1930s - 60s; books & ephemera, including: Sayle’s Notes on the South-East Corner of Chancery Lane 1119 to 1929, original cloth, 1929; Commemoration Dinner... 27th December 1907 The Centenary of the Firm of Hodgson’s, with manuscript notes of a speech by H.H. Hodgson ; fire policy made out to Edmund Hodgson, 1848; A Valuable Estate, Fleet Street & Chancery Lane, sale particulars, 14th July 1835; and others, ephemera, including, several photographs of Hodgson’s sale rooms, original plans of Chancery Lane etc., v.s., v.d.