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Genre/Form: | Anecdotes Criticism, interpretation, etc History Sources |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Nichols, John, 1745-1826. Literary anecdotes of the eighteenth century. London : Printed for the author, 1812-16 (Nichols, Son, and Bentley) (OCoLC)647102553 |
Named Person: | William Bowyer; William Bowyer; William Bowyer |
Material Type: | Biography |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
John Nichols; Nichols, Son, and Bentley, |
OCLC Number: | 1138961 |
Language Note: | Primarily English; includes numerous passages in Latin. |
Notes: | Preface to v. 7 signed: S.B. [i.e. Samuel Bentley]. Vol. 7 in 2 parts: pt. 1 (published 1813) contains indexes to vols. 1-6; pt. 2 (published 1816) contains indexes to vols. 8 and 9. Irregularities in pagination: vol. 2, page 469 misnumbered 466, page numbers 623, 624 and 625 appear on one page as "623-625"; vol. 3, pages 316 and 669 misnumbered 616 and 689 respectively, page 586 unnumbered; vol. 5, pages 152-153 misnumbered 154-155, pages 273*-274* inserted between pages 274 and 275; vol. 6, iii misnumbered ii, page numbers 130, 131 and 132 appear on one page as "130-132," page numbers 497-596 omitted from sequence; vol. 8, page numbers *353-*368 inserted between 352 and 353. Each volume has table of contents. Pedigree of Gale; vol. 4, folded genealogical table: page 536. Pedigree of the Marklands: vol. 4, folded genealogical table: page 656. "A genealogy of the family of Tindal": vol. 9, pages 302-304. Vol. 8 has double frontispiece. An expansion of Biographical and literary anecdotes of William Bowyer (1782) cf. Dictionary of national biography. |
Description: | 9 v., [32] leaves of plates : ill., facsims., geneal. tables, ports. ; 22 cm (8vo) |
Contents: | v. 1. Typographical anecdotes of Mr. Bowyer's press 1699 to 1731. Essays and illustrations -- v. 2. Annals of Mr. Bowyer's press 1732 to 1765. Essays and illustrations -- v. 3. Annals of Mr. Bowyers press 1766 to 1777. First publication of his Memoirs, and other works. Essays and illustrations [including: History of the Stationers' company; A list of their various benefactors; Progress of selling books by catalogues; Printers and booksellers] -- v. 4. Essays and illustrations [including: On the first printed polyglotts; Of public news and weekly papers; History of the origin of pamphlets] -- v. 5. Essays and illustrations [including: History of lexicons, and anecdotes of eminent lexicographers; Memoirs of eminent antiquaries, friends and patrons of Mr. Bowyer] -- v. 6. Account of the gentlemen's society at Spalding. History of the Peterborough society. Letters on the origin of the Society of antiquaries. Memoirs -- v. 7. pt. 1. Index to vols. 1-6. pt. 2. Index to vols. 8-9 -- v. 8-9. Anecdotes. |
Responsibility: | By John Nichols, F.S.A. ; in six volumes. |
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- Bowyer, William, -- 1699-1777.
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- Eighteenth century -- Anecdotes.
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- Authors, English -- 18th century -- Anecdotes.
- Printers -- Great Britain -- 18th century -- Sources.
- Booksellers and bookselling -- Great Britain -- 18th century -- Sources.
- English newspapers -- History -- 18th century -- Sources.
- Great Britain -- Societies, etc. -- 18th century -- Sources.
- Literature -- english.
- Literature -- history.
- Authors, English.
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