The Times reports that Truro Cathedral have sold off all their pre-1800 books. Charmingly they accepted a bid of only $72,000. The dealer who bought them sold them on for more than $1m, and is now retiring from business. Details of the historic library and the dispersal are here.
Roger Pearse
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