Garrick Collection
In total more than 70 items that were originally owned by Garrick are not in his collection as it now exists in the British Library.[8] The earliest item in the collection, a Wynkyn de Worde printing of Robert the Devil, dates from around 1517.The mention of this gentleman's name naturally reminds the Editor, that he should be deficient in point of gratitude, if he omitted to notice the readiness with which he was allowed the free use of whatever Mr. Garrick's library contained for the service of this work.Although there was opposition to this plan from within and without the Museum, in 1841 the Trustees gave their approval, and by the beginning of 1846 the rebinding programme was completed.[21] During the process of breaking up the tract volumes Museum staff had taken the opportunity to more closely examine the individual printed items with the view to making copies more perfect.A significant number of leaves stolen from British Museum items were identified as being bound in volumes in Thomas J.[24] The worst example of theft occurred in the Garrick copy of James Shirley's play of 1640, The Opportunity, which lost seventeen leaves.
British Library'sDavid GarrickBritish MuseumRobertEdward HarleyRobert DodsleyHumfrey DysonLewis TheobaldNarcissus LuttrellRichard WarnerThomas AstleWilliam CartwrightEdward CapellWynkyn de WordeRobert the DevilWilliam Wycherley'sFirst FolioEva MariaQueen's CollegeJohn Dryden'sSamuel DerrickIsaac ReedAdelphiBritish Museum Act 1767Thomason CollectionFulke Greville'sAnthony PanizziKing's LibraryThomas J. Wise'sAshley LibraryHarry Ransom CenterJames Shirley'sThe OpportunityBritish LibraryEttridge CollectionEvanion CollectionFrancis Place CollectionJaffray CollectionNational Reports CollectionCotton LibraryDexter CollectionDurrell CollectionEccles CollectionEdiciones VigíaHannas CollectionHarold Pinter ArchiveLeyden Medical DissertationsPaston LettersPrivate CaseSuppressed Safe collectionArundel ManuscriptsCoptic Language CollectionCotton CollectionEgerton CollectionHarleian CollectionRoyal manuscriptsKing's manuscriptsLansdowne manuscriptsStowe manuscriptsSyriac CollectionStefan Zweig CollectionBeudeker CollectionBurney CollectionPhilatelicBailey CollectionBlackburn CollectionBojanowicz CollectionBooth PapersBurnett CollectionCampbell-Johnston CollectionChismon CollectionChinchen CollectionContributions Agency CollectionCrawford LibraryCrown Agents ArchiveCrown Agents CollectionDavies CollectionEwen CollectionFeldheim CollectionFitzgerald CollectionFletcher CollectionForeign and Commonwealth OfficeForeign Office CollectionGeneral CollectionGinger CollectionH.M. Customs and Excise CollectionH.M. Stationery Office CollectionHarrison CollectionHarrison & Sons CollectionHeys CollectionImperial War Museum stamp collectionInland Revenue Stamping ArchiveJohnson CollectionKaluski CollectionKay CollectionLangmead CollectionLandmark Trust Lundy ArchiveMcInroy CollectionModel CollectionMonks CollectionMosely CollectionMuraleetharan PapersMurray CollectionPhotograph CollectionPostal Authority Publicity CollectionR.P.S.L. Handouts CollectionRow CollectionRyan CollectionSeymour CollectionScott CollectionShelley CollectionSherborn CollectionSmith CollectionSupplementary CollectionTapling CollectionTreasury Excise CorrespondenceTurner Collection of ForgeriesTurner Collection of Newspaper Tax StampsTurner Collection of Railway Letter StampsU.P.U. CollectionWalker CollectionWilliams PapersWilson-Todd CollectionBritish Library Sound ArchiveOral History of British ScienceSt Mary-le-Bow Debates