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116: 583: 29: 505: 672: 171:, in seven volumes, increased with subsequent supplements to twelve. All these catalogues are of considerable bibliographical value. By this time Quaritch had developed the largest trade in old books in the world. 545:
Bibliotheca Lindesiana: the Lives and Collections of Alexander William, 25th Earl of Crawford and 8th Earl of Balcarres, and James Ludovic, 26th Earl of Crawford and 9th Earl of Balcarres
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For Bernard Quaritch (1819-1899), who came to London from Germany in 1842 and in 1847 founded the bookselling business that still bears his name, see
662: 622: 140:(usually known as the Gutenberg Bible), and within a period of forty years he possessed six separate copies of this rare and valuable edition. 617: 464: 547:. London: for Presentation to the Roxburghe Club, and published by Bernard Quaritch (Barnard Quaritch is mentioned in pp. 164–94) 68: 652: 425: 373: 339: 191: 632: 637: 550:
Pinault, Pierre-Louis. “Bernard Quaritch Ltd., Bibliophilic Clubs, and The Trade in Medieval Manuscripts ca. 1878–1939.” In
657: 642: 115: 647: 344: 554:, edited by Laura Cleaver, Danielle Magnusson, Hannah Morcos, and Angéline Rais, 17–30. Arc Humanities Press, 2024. 415: 163:, and from time to time published a variety of other catalogues of old books. Amongst these may be mentioned the 352:, a set of leather strips inscribed in Paleo-Hebrew script, declared as forgeries and bought by Quaritch in 1885 183: 175: 202: 20: 456:
The Spanish Letter of Columbus: A Facsimile of the Original Edition Published by Bernard Quaritch in 1891
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Christopher Columbus; Bernard Quaritch; Michael Kerney; Martin Davies; Katherine Spears (2006).
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378: 127: 42: 136: 76:; April 23, 1819 – December 17, 1899) was a German-born British bookseller and collector. 179: 19:
This article is about Bernard Quaritch senior (died 1899). For his son (died 1913), see
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of all countries. He became a regular buyer at all the principal book-sales of
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The company established by Bernard Quaritch in 1847 lives on in London as
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Catalogue of Works on European Philology and the Minor European Languages
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The Pre-Modern Manuscript Trade and Its Consequences, ca. 1890–1945
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Emigrants from the German Confederation to the United Kingdom
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Hodson's Booksellers, Publishers and Stationers' Directory
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Freeman, Arthur. "Quaritch, Bernard Alexander Christian".
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Bibliotheca Xylographica, Typographica et Palaeographica
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German-born British bookseller and collector (1819–1899)
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The business survives to this day. 7: 37:Bernard Alexander Christian Quaritch 668:19th-century English businesspeople 628:People from the Province of Saxony 584:Works by or about Bernard Quaritch 201:, leaving the business to his son 14: 503: 426:Dictionary of National Biography 340:Book trade in the United Kingdom 41: 663:German male non-fiction writers 593:Digitised book sales catalogues 413:Tedder, Henry Richard (1901). 1: 623:People from Leinefelde-Worbis 103:in 1842, and was employed by 618:Burials at Highgate Cemetery 391:UK public library membership 345:Books in the United Kingdom 147:. In 1873 he published the 689: 18: 575:Works by Bernard Quaritch 416:"Quaritch, Bernard"  184:Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam 653:Antiquarian booksellers 571:of Bernard Quaritch Ltd 543:Barker, Nicolas (1978) 526:Encyclopædia Britannica 203:Bernard Alfred Quaritch 21:Bernard Alfred Quaritch 633:British bibliographers 383:10.1093/ref:odnb/22943 213:Works and publications 192:Society of Antiquaries 165:Supplemental Catalogue 123: 33: 638:German bibliographers 182:'s poetry collection 118: 91:Quaritch was born in 31: 143:In 1860 he moved to 81:Bernard Quaritch Ltd 658:British booksellers 643:English booksellers 648:German booksellers 178:'s translation of 124: 34: 579:Project Gutenberg 521:Quaritch, Bernard 466:978-0-9550852-2-2 389:(Subscription or 207:Highgate Cemetery 199:Hampstead, London 176:Edward Fitzgerald 121:Highgate Cemetery 107:, the publisher. 680: 588:Internet Archive 570: 569: 567:Official website 531: 530: 509: 507: 506: 500: 489: 488: 477: 471: 470: 450: 444: 441:Official website 438: 432: 431: 428:(1st supplement) 418: 410: 395: 394: 386: 367: 329: 323: 315: 313: 311: 297: 291: 283: 281: 279: 265: 259: 251: 249: 247: 233: 231: 229: 128:Leicester Square 72: 67: 66: 63: 62: 59: 56: 53: 50: 47: 32:Bernard Quaritch 688: 687: 683: 682: 681: 679: 678: 677: 598: 597: 565: 564: 561: 540: 538:Further reading 535: 534: 519:, ed. 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Quaritch. 455: 448: 436: 424: 372: 365: 308:. Retrieved 302: 276:. Retrieved 274:London. 1886 270: 244:. Retrieved 238: 226:. Retrieved 220: 196: 180:Omar Khayyám 173: 168: 164: 148: 142: 135: 131: 125: 90: 80: 78: 36: 35: 25: 613:1899 deaths 608:1819 births 421:Lee, Sidney 197:He died at 602:Categories 393:required.) 357:References 145:Piccadilly 105:Henry Bohn 87:Early life 320:cite book 288:cite book 256:cite book 481:"London" 334:See also 228:24 April 190:and the 586:at the 514::  423:(ed.). 310:27 July 278:27 July 246:27 July 161:America 97:Germany 508:  463:  387: 224:. 1878 157:Europe 101:London 93:Worbis 419:. In 73:-itch 71:KWORR 461:ISBN 326:link 312:2014 294:link 280:2014 262:link 248:2014 230:2014 159:and 577:at 523:". 379:doi 604:: 493:^ 483:. 405:^ 322:}} 318:{{ 290:}} 286:{{ 258:}} 254:{{ 194:. 95:, 61:tʃ 55:ɒr 469:. 385:. 381:: 328:) 314:. 296:) 282:. 264:) 250:. 232:. 64:/ 58:ɪ 52:w 49:k 46:ˈ 43:/ 39:( 23:.

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Bernard Alfred Quaritch

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KWORR-itch
Worbis
Germany
London
Henry Bohn

Highgate Cemetery
Leicester Square
Mazarin Bible
Piccadilly
printing press
Europe
America
Edward Fitzgerald
Omar Khayyám
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
British Museum
Society of Antiquaries
Hampstead, London
Bernard Alfred Quaritch
Highgate Cemetery
Catalogue of Works on European Philology and the Minor European Languages
A General Catalogue of Books Arranged in Classes
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A Catalogue of Books of the History, Geography...
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