▁John ▁D ent ' s ▁collection ▁of ▁ 1 8 2 7 . ▁His ▁brother ▁Frederick ▁began ▁to ▁collect ▁Shakespeare an ▁works ▁around ▁ 1 8 2 5 , ▁and ▁his ▁collection ▁was ▁eventually ▁sold ▁by ▁S othe by ' s ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁ ▁Mess rs . ▁John ▁and ▁Arthur ▁Arch ▁of ▁ 6 1 ▁Corn hill , ▁London , ▁were ▁appointed ▁buy ers ▁by ▁Per kins , ▁and ▁supplied ▁him ▁with ▁rare ▁and ▁valuable ▁books . ▁The ▁main ▁purch ases ▁were ▁completed ▁by ▁ 1 8 3 0 . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁Per kins ▁moved ▁to ▁Han worth ▁Park , ▁M idd les ex ▁around ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁D over ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁April ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁and ▁his ▁library ▁went ▁to ▁his ▁son , ▁Alg ern on ▁Per kins , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁ ▁Collection ▁The ▁Per kins ▁library ▁was ▁sold ▁by ▁G ads den , ▁Ell is , ▁& ▁Co . ▁at ▁Han worth ▁on ▁ 3 , ▁ 4 , ▁ 5 , ▁and ▁ 6 ▁June ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁the ▁ 8 6 5 ▁lots ▁producing ▁£ 2 6 , 0 0 0 , ▁then ▁the ▁largest ▁sum ▁ever ▁real ised ▁for ▁a ▁library ▁on ▁that ▁scale . ▁In cluded ▁were : ▁ ▁The ▁Maz arin ▁Bible , ▁two ▁volumes , ▁printed ▁on ▁v ell um , ▁purchased ▁for ▁£ 5 0