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====Biographical Note==== | ====Biographical Note==== | ||
Son of [[family::Sir Henry Boothby]] and a member of a [[location::Derbyshire]] family of landed gentry. Knighted 1660, [[occupation::Sheriff]] of [[location::Derbyshire]] 1661-2. Bought [[location::Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire]], 1671. His letterbooks and a diary survive in the archives of [[present repository::Fonmon Castle]] (now in [[present repository::British Library]], Add. Ms 71689-72). | Son of [[family::Sir Henry Boothby]] and a member of a [[location::Derbyshire]] family of landed gentry. Knighted 1660, [[occupation::Sheriff]] of [[location::Derbyshire]] 1661-2. Bought [[location::Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire]], 1671. His letterbooks and a diary survive in the archives of [[present repository::Fonmon Castle]] (now in [[present repository::British Library]], Add. Ms 71689-72). | ||
====Books==== | ====Books==== | ||
| − | Boothby’s letters include extensive correspondence with booksellers in [[location::London]] and the [[location::Midlands]], ordering books and bindings. He purchased across a wide range of subjects – [[subject::theology]], [[subject::classics]], [[subject::philosophy]], [[subject::history]], [[subject::geography]], [[subject::travel]], [[subject::law]], [[subject::medicine]], [[subject::rhetoric]] and [[subject::poetry]] – and he was clearly interested in keeping up to date with new publications, and with opportunities to buy books at auction. He referred to his books as “the great joy of my life” and his memorial plaque, in Ashbourne church, refers to his collection of 6000 books. The collection was dispersed during the 18th century. Examples: | + | Boothby’s letters include extensive correspondence with booksellers in [[location::London]] and the [[location::Midlands]], ordering books and bindings. He purchased across a wide range of subjects – [[subject::theology]], [[subject::classics]], [[subject::philosophy]], [[subject::history]], [[subject::geography]], [[subject::travel]], [[subject::law]], [[subject::medicine]], [[subject::rhetoric]] and [[subject::poetry]] – and he was clearly interested in keeping up to date with new publications, and with opportunities to buy books at auction. He referred to his books as “the great joy of my life” and his memorial plaque, in Ashbourne church, refers to his collection of 6000 books. The collection was dispersed during the 18th century. Examples: British Library RB.23.a.10857, C.67.h.5; National Art Library Clements L13; Christopher Edwards catalogue 79 (2020)/146. |
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Inscribed his name “Will: Boothby” on titlepages, sometimes adding the price and date of acquisition. Used three armorial stamps, incorporating the family crest. | Inscribed his name “Will: Boothby” on titlepages, sometimes adding the price and date of acquisition. Used three armorial stamps, incorporating the family crest. | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:32, 7 July 2022
Sir William BOOTHBY, 1st bart 1637-1707
Biographical Note
Son of Sir Henry Boothby and a member of a Derbyshire family of landed gentry. Knighted 1660, Sheriff of Derbyshire 1661-2. Bought Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire, 1671. His letterbooks and a diary survive in the archives of Fonmon Castle (now in British Library, Add. Ms 71689-72).
Books
Boothby’s letters include extensive correspondence with booksellers in London and the Midlands, ordering books and bindings. He purchased across a wide range of subjects – theology, classics, philosophy, history, geography, travel, law, medicine, rhetoric and poetry – and he was clearly interested in keeping up to date with new publications, and with opportunities to buy books at auction. He referred to his books as “the great joy of my life” and his memorial plaque, in Ashbourne church, refers to his collection of 6000 books. The collection was dispersed during the 18th century. Examples: British Library RB.23.a.10857, C.67.h.5; National Art Library Clements L13; Christopher Edwards catalogue 79 (2020)/146.
Characteristic Markings
Inscribed his name “Will: Boothby” on titlepages, sometimes adding the price and date of acquisition. Used three armorial stamps, incorporating the family crest.
Sources
- Beal, Peter. "Boothby, Sir William, first baronet (bap. 1637, d. 1707), book collector." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- Beal, P. ‘My books are the great joy of my life’, The Book Collector 46 (1997), 350-78.