Literary anecdotes of the eighteenth century; : comprizing biographical memoirs of William Boywer, printer, F.S.A. and many of his learned friends; an incidental view of the progress and advancement of literature in this kingdom during the last century; and biographical anecdotes of a considerable number of eminent writers and ingenious artists; with a very copious index (v.9)
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Type of record: Book
Title: Literary anecdotes of the eighteenth century; : comprizing biographical memoirs of William Boywer, printer, F.S.A. and many of his learned friends; an incidental view of the progress and advancement of literature in this kingdom during the last century; and biographical anecdotes of a considerable number of eminent writers and ingenious artists; with a very copious index (v.9)
Classmark: English J-0.31/NIC
Creator(s): Nichols, John (1745-1826)
Additional creator(s): Bentley, Samuel (1785-1868) (Other); Basire, Isaac (1704-1768) (Engraver); Caldwall, James (1739-1819) (Engraver); Collyer, Joseph (1748-1827) (Engraver); Nichols, John (1745-1826) (Publisher); Nichols, Son, and Bentley (Printer)
Related people: Bowyer, William, 1699-1777; Bowyer, William, 1663-1737; Markland, Jeremiah, 1693-1776; Cave, Edward, 1691-1754; Virtue, George, 1684-1756; Allan, George, 1736-1800; Hutchinson, William, 1732-1814; Basire, James, 1730-1802; Bentley, Samuel; Basire, Isaac
Publisher: Printed for the author, by Nichols, Son, and Bentley, at Cicero's Head, Red-Lion-Passage, Fleet-Street
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1812.[-1816.]
Language: English
Size and medium: 9 v. in 10
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/348305
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991007650389705181
Collection group(s): English Literature
Description
Preface to v. 7 signed: S.B. [ie. Samuel Bentley].
Dates of publication vary: v.1-6: 1812; v.7;pt.1: 1813; v.7;pt.2: 1816; v.8: 1814; v.9: 1815.
Vol. 7 in 2 parts: pt. 1 (published 1813) contains indexes of v. 1-6, pt. 2 (published 1816) indexes of v. 8-9.
With frontispiece illustrations by Isaac Basire, J. Collyer, J. Hay and J. Caldwall: v.1 of William Bowyer, 1663-1737 -- v.2, of William Bowyer, 1699-1777 --v.3, of John Nichols, 1745-1826 --v.4, of Jeremiah Markland -- v.5, of Edward Cave -- v.6, of George Virtue -- v.8 with double frontispiece of George Allan and William Hutcheson -- v.9, of James Basire.
Illustrations: with numerous engraved leaves (portraits) throughout text; pedigree of Gale: v. 4, fold. geneal. tab.: p. 536; pedigree of the Marklands: v. 4, fold. geneal. tab.: p. 656.
The title pages of vols. 1-6 state that the work is in 6 volumes, when there are, in fact, 9; v.7;pt.1 states that the work is in seven volumes.
The title page of volume six gives the designation of v.6;pt.1, but in fact it seems that volume 7 is in 2 parts, and volume 6 only in one part.
"A genealogy of the family of Tindal": v. 9, p. 302-304.
First edition published in 1782 -- cf. vol. 1, page v.
Includes indexes.
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