Abbey, John Roland (1894-1969); Major; see DNB; A. R. A. Hobson and A. N. L. Munby, `Contemporary Collectors XXVI: John Roland Abbey', Book Collector, 10 (1961), 40-8, repr. in The Pleasures of Bibliophily: Fifty Years of `The Book Collector' (London, 2003), 48-57; Alexis Weedon, `Maj. J. R. Abbey (1894-1969)', in Twentieth-century British Book-collectors and Bibliographers, ed. William Baker and Kenneth Womack, DLB 201 (Detroit, Washington DC, and London, 1999), 3-11; gilt leather book-plate; sale (London: Sotheby & Co., 21 June 1965). ♦ Categorisation: Type: Person. Gender: Male. Dates: 1894 to 1969. Period: 19th century to 20th century. Geographical area: Great Britain. Place: London [CERL place ID cnl00007686]. Characterisation: no characterisation/lay. Profession: civil servant. Role: Former Owner.

3 entries:

• C-410(1) Concilium Basiliense — Decreta. — [Basel: Jacobus Wolff, de Pforzheim, after 1 Mar. 1499]. 4°.
• C-413(2) Concilium Constantiense — Acta et decreta. — Hagenau: Heinrich Gran, for Johann Rynman, 11 Apr. 1500. 4°.
• P-293(2) Picus de Mirandula, Johannes Franciscus — De iniusta excommunicatione pro Hieronymi Savonarolae innocentia. — [Florence: Societas Colubris (Compagnia del Drago), Feb. 1498]. 4°.

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