Book Collection Chorley - Chorley (Sarah) Collection

Identity area

Reference code

Chorley

Title

Chorley (Sarah) Collection

Date(s)

  • 1797 - 1920 (Creation)

Level of description

Book Collection

Extent and medium

228 books

Context area

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Acquisition history of this collection is unknown.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

The Chorley Collection, presented by Sarah Chorley, comprises children's literature chiefly from the Nineteenth Century and first decades of the Twentieth Century. Highlights include Kate Greenaway's Almanack for 1884 (1883) R.M. Ballantyne's The Coral ... Read more

Accruals

No further material is expected to be added to the collection

System of arrangement

Numerical

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open

Conditions governing reproduction

UK copyright law applies

Language of material

  • English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Rare Books / Publications

Access points

Description control area

Description identifier

gb186-Chorley

Institution identifier

gb186

Status

Draft

Level of detail

Full

Language(s)

  • English