Shelfmark
Id5.2.01 - Id.5.2.10
Author
Uniform title
[Biographical and literary anecdotes of William Bowyer]
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. By John Nichols, F.S.A. in six volumes..
Edition
[The second edition].
Publication, distribution, etc.
London: : Printed for the author, by Nichols, Son, and Bentley, at Cicero's Head, Red-Lion-Passage, Fleet-Street., 1812-1816..
Physical description
9 v. in 10: ill., facsim., geneal. tables, ports. ; 22 cm. (8vo)
Note
This is the second edition. "Preface to the second edition, in 1812" is on p.ix-xiv" in the first volume. The first edition was published in 1782.
Note
The first six volumes state that the edition is "In six volumes" (and the sixth is described as "Volume VI. Part I", the index originally being intended to be part 2). However, seventh, eighth and ninth volumes were added between 1813 and 1816. Some sets omit some or all of these later volumes.
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Volume 7 (the index) is divided into two parts. Part 1 (published 1813) contains indexes to volumes 1-6, and part 2 (published 1816) indexes to volumes 8 and 9.
Note
"Directions for lacing the portraits, &c." i.e. the placement of the plates in v.1-v.6 is on p.xvi in the first volume. In v.8 directions are on page x. In v.9 directions are on page xvi.
Note
Pagination: Vol.1: xvi, 712 p., [4] leaves of plates -- Vol.2: iii, [1], 622, [1], 626-732 p., [5] leaves of plates (1 folded) -- Vol.3: iv, 760 p., [3] leaves of plates -- Vol.4: iv, 732 p., [3] leaves of plates (2 folded) -- Vol.5: iv, 274, *273-*274, 275-712 p., [2] leaves of plates -- Vol.6: iv, 129, [1], 133-496, 597-646 p., [1] leaf of plates -- Vol.7:pt.1: 486 p. -- Vol.7:pt. 2: [2], 491-720 p. -- Vol.8: xii, 368, 353-762 p., [6] leaves of plates (1 folded) -- Vol.9: xvi, 816 p., [13] leaves of plates.
Note
The page between 622 and 626 in vol. 2 is numbered "623-5". That between 129 and 133 in vol. 6 is numbered "130-132".
Note
Preface to vol.7: pt. 1, is signed: "S. B. [i.e. Samuel Bentley]".
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Pages 673-732 of vol. 2, pages 665-732 of vol. 4, and pages 665-712 of vol. 5, were issued after the respective volumes were notionally complete, and may be absent from some copies.
Note
Volumes 1-6 are dated 1812; vol.7: pt. 1 is dated 1813; vol.7: pt. 2 is dated 1816; vol.8 is dated 1814; vol.9 is dated 1815.
Note
Frontispieces engraved/etched by James Basire, J. Collyer, Charles Heath and J. Caldwall. That in vol. 1 shows William Bowyer, 1663-1737 -- v. 2, William Bowyer, 1699-1777 -- v. 3, John Nichols -- v. 4, Jeremiah Markland -- v. 5, Edward Cave -- v. 6, George Virtue -- v. 8, double-page frontispiece of George Allan and William Hutcheson -- v. 9, James Basire.
Note
"A genealogy of the family of Tindal" (v.9, p. 302-304).
Note
First edition published in 1782 as "Biographical and literary anecdotes of William Bowyer ... and of many of his learned friends ...".
Provenance
Plain label of Eton College Library, with red initials, on front pastedown of all volumes.
Binding
19th-century polished ?calfskin over paste/millboards. Covers decorated with double gilt fillets to form a border, a blind-stamped roll made of tools, also making a border; the rest of the cover blind-stamped with a criss-cross of fillets; gilt rolls on board edges and turn-ins. Spine rebacked, decorated with gilt fillets and tools. Textblock trimmed and marbled. Endpapers of marbled (pastedowns and facing leaves) and undecorated paper; two flyleaves at both ends of the textblock.
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Biography Great Britain 18th century.
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Printers Great Britain History 18th century.
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Celebrities Great Britain 18th century.
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Authors, English 18th century Anecdotes.
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Basire, James, 1769 - 1822 engraver.
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Caldwall, James, 1739 - 1819 engraver.
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Collyer, Joseph, ? - d. 1776 engraver.
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Heath, Charles, 1785 - 1848 engraver.
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Nichols, John, 1745 - 1826 publisher.
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England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B52720