The repertory of arts and manufactures: consisting of original communications, specifications of patent inventions, and selections of useful practical papers from the transactions of the philosophical societies of all nations (Vol 1)

Description

Vols. 2-3 are dated 1795; vols. 4-5, 1796; vols. 6-7, 1797; vols. 8-9, 1798; vols. 10-11, 1799; vols. 12-13, 1800; vols. 14-15, 1801; and vol. 16, 1802.


Vols. 1-3 have the same imprint; vols. 4-6 have imprints reading: "London: printed for the proprietors; and sold by T. Heptinstall; G. G. and J. Robinson; P. Elmsly; W. Richardson; J. Debrett; and J. Bell"; vol. 7 has the same imprint slightly altered as thus: "and sold by H. Lowndes; T. Heptinstall;.."; vol. 8 omits "T. Heptinstall"; vol. 9 has "P. Elmsly and Co." in place of "P. Elmsly"; vol. 10 has imprint reading: "London: printed for, and sold by, the proprietors, no. 182, Fleet-Street"; vols. 11-12 has the imprint slightly altered as thus: "printed by John Nichols, for, and sold by, the proprietors, .."; vols. 13-16 have "John Nichols" altered to "Nichols and Son".


Reprints are known or suspected to exist. Reported so far are: vol. 3, Nichols and Son, 1800; vol. 4, Nichols, 1796 (=1799 or 1800?); vol. 5 Nichols, 1796 (= 1799 or 1800?); vol. 6 Nichols and Son, 1797 (= 1800 or later); vol. 8 Nichols, 1798 (= 1799 or 1800?); vol. 9 Nichols and Son, 1800; vol. 10 Nichols and Son, 1799 (= 1800 or later); and vol. 11 Richard Taylor, 1799 (post-1800). C19th reprints are: vols. 4 and 12 J. Wyatt, 1804 [ESTC].


Bedford Collection C415 incomplete: only 12 volumes. Volumes have the following imprints: Vol 1 1794 London: printed for G and T Wilkie, and G G and J Robinson, Paternoster-Row; P Elmsley, Strand; W Richardson, Cornhill; J Debrett, Piccadilly; and J Bell, No 148, Oxford-Street, 1794. page 145 has number iii. Vol 2. 1795. As vol 1 imprint, starts at number vii. Vol 3. 1795. London: printed for the proprietors; and sold by T Heptinstall, No. 131, Fleet-Street; G G and J Robinson, Paternoster-Row; P Elmsly, Strand; W Richardson, Cornhill; J Debrett, Piccadilly; and J Bell, No 148, Oxford-Street, 1795. Vol 4. 1796. London: printed for the proprietors; and sold by H. Lowndes, No. 77, Fleet-Street; G G and J Robinson, Paternoster-Row; P Elmsly, Strand; W Richardson, Cornhill; J Debrett, Piccadilly; and J Bell, No 148, Oxford-Street, 1796. Vol 5 1796 London: printed by John Nichols, Red-Lion-Passage, Fleet-Street, For and sold by, the proprietors, No. 182, Fleet-Street; where communications for
this work are requested to be addressed. 1796. Starts at number xxv. Vol 6 1797. London: printed for the proprietors; and sold by T Heptinstall, No. 131, Fleet-Street; G G and J Robinson, Paternoster-Row; P Elmsly, Strand; W Richardson, Cornhill; J Debrett, Piccadilly; and J Bell, No 148, Oxford-Street, 1797. Starts number xxxi. Vol 7 1797. London: printed for, and sold by, the proprietors, No. 182, Fleet-Street; where communications for this work are requested to be addressed. 1797. Starts at number xxxvii. Vol 8 1798. London: printed by John Nichols, Red-Lion-Passage, Fleet-Street, for, and sold by, the proprietors, No. 182, Fleet-Street; where communications for this work are requested to be addressed. 1798. Starts at number xliii. Vol 9 1798. London: printed for the proprietors; and sold by H. Lowndes, No. 77, Fleet-Street; G G and J Robinson, Paternoster-Row; P Elmsly and Co., Strand; W Richardson, Cornhill; J Debrett, Piccadilly; and J Bell, No 148, Oxford-Street, 1798. Starts at
number xlix. Vol. 10. 1799 London: printed for, and sold by, the proprietors, No. 182, Fleet-Street; where communications for this work are requested to be addressed. 1799. Starts at number lv. Vol 11. 1799. London: printed by John Nichols, Red-Lion-Passage, Fleet-Street, For and sold by, the proprietors, No. 182, Fleet-Street; where communications for this work are requested to be addressed. 1799. Starts at Number lxi. Vol 12. 1800. London: printed by John Nichols, Red-Lion-Passage, Fleet-Street, For and sold by, the proprietors, No. 182, Fleet-Street; where communications for this work are requested to be addressed. 1800. Starts at Number lxvii.


Indexed in: ESTC

Features

Leeds University Library copy at Bedford Collection C415: some loose notes and markers in John Bedford's hand.


Bindings


Leeds University Library copy at Bedford Collection C415: volumes 1 & 2 contemporary full mottled calf, gold tooled on spine; vols 3-12 contemporary blue and cream paper over boards, printed orange spine label and number stamped in ink on spine.

Provenance

Leeds University Library copy at Bedford Collection C415: From the John Evan Bedford Library, gifted in 2019. Twenty-first-century pictorial bookplate on front pastedown: John Evan Bedford. Former reference: HM/1.

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