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Dimsdale, Joseph (1781–1831), merchant and book collector
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1781–1831
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Dimsdale died on 9 Feb. 1831 (Evening Standard, 11 Feb. 1831, p. 4). He is said to have owned about fifty ancient copies of Thomas à Kempis’s Imitation of Christ (The Albion and the Star, 14 Feb. 1833, p. 3).
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Guide to the Joseph Dimsdale Collection at the University of Chicago Library
Evening Standard, 11 Feb. 1831, p. 4
The Albion and the Star, 14 Feb. 1833, p. 3