Word: boswelliana
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Dates: during 1927-1927
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...Significance. Called by some "the most important literary find of the century," these papers alone probably surpass any other existing collection of Boswelliana, of which the finest hitherto have been those owned by Robert B. Adam, Buffalo (N. Y.) collector, and by Alfred Edward Newton of Philadelphia. The value of the collection varies widely in different estimates. It is insured for about $100,000; experts agree that on the market it would bring from $20,000 to $150,000. But to Boswellians and students of 18th Century letters, these documents are undoubtedly beyond price...