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and building it up from 1936 to 1938 thanks to sales from the
Mensing, Moss, Aldenham, Schiff, and Cortlandt F. Bishop collections, eventually holding over 1,300 books. He died on 24 December 1969 in London, and, with the exception of manuscripts given to his family and a group of books donated to
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He was the eldest of three sons of
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decorated with Abbey's coat of arms. He also collected antiquarian books, starting from the sale of
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Catalogue of The
Celebrated Library of (The Late) Major J. R. Abbey
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The
Italian Manuscripts in the Library of Major J. R. Abbey
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Windlesham House School: History and Muster Roll 1837–1937
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from 1907 to 1909 but was subsequently educated in nearby
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