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Mr Straw's House, Nottinghamshire
NT 748549.2
Caption
With no radio or television in the house, the Straw Brothers were avid readers. Piles of books spilled over from the bookcases to the floor, and underneath furniture. This is one of many catalogues of ‘Rare & Interesting Books’ from Thomas Thorp housed in Mr Straw’s House collection. The firm was established by Thomas Thorp in 1883 located in London and Guildford. Much of the cataloguing of early books was carried out by Thorp's son.
Summary
White paper catalogue; 'No. 438 1982 Catalogue of Rare and Interesting Books English and Foreign printed in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries Items 395 THOMAS THORP 47, HOLBURN VIADUCT. LONDON. E.C.1 Established 1883'. Contained within a brown paper envelope (record 748549.1).