Details of provenance, owner, donor or other name
Miller, William Henry (1789-1848);
MP; began collecting books in 1834 and built up a library at his house, Britwell Court, Bucks.; see de Ricci, English Collectors, 105-13; The Britwell Handlist, 2 vols (London, 1933), especially at I, p. v; on his death, the house and the library passed to his nieces, Sarah and Emma Marsh, and from them to Samuel Christy, later Christie-Miller (1810-1889), q.v. O-003; P-002; P-467(2)
♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Unknown. Dates: 1789 to 1848. Period: 18th century to 19th century.
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