Description |
9 v. : 2 facsims. (1 fold.), geneal. tables, plates, ports. |
Series |
Library of English literature ; LEL 22143-51
|
Note |
Irregularities in pagination: v. 2, page 469 misnumbered 466, page numbers 623, 624 and 625 appear on one page as "623-625"; v. 3, pages 316 and 669 misnumbered 616 and 689 respectively, page 586 unnumbered; v. 5, pages 152-153 misnumbered 154-155, pages 273*-274* inserted between pages 274 and 275; v. 6, iii misnumbered ii, page numbers 130, 131 and 132 appear on one page as "130-132," page numbers 497-596 omitted from sequence; v. 8, page numbers *353-*368 inserted between 352 and 353. |
|
Title-pages, vols. 1-6 state: "In six volumes." |
|
Indexes: vol. 7, pt. 1 (published 1813) for volumes 1-6; pt. 2 (published 1816) for volumes 8-9. |
|
Each volume has table of contents. |
|
Pedigree of Gale; v. 4, fold. geneal. table: p. 536. |
|
Pedigree of the Marklands: v. 4, fold. geneal. table: p. 656. |
|
"A genealogy of the family of Tindal": v. 9, p. 302-304. |
|
Preface to vol. 7 signed: S.B. [i.e. Samuel Bentley] |
|
Vol. 8 has double frontispiece. |
|
An expansion of Biographical and literary anecdotes of William Bowyer (1782) cf. Dictionary of national biography. |
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. |
Reproduction |
Microfiche. Chicago, Ill. : Library Resources, inc., 1976. 9 microfiches : positive ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of English literature ; LEL 22143-51) |
Note |
s 1976 ilu n |
Subject |
Bowyer, William, 1699-1777.
|
|
Stationers' Company (London, England)
|
|
Spalding Club (Aberdeen)
|
|
English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
|
|
Authors, English.
|
|
Authors, English -- Portraits.
|
|
Printers, English.
|
|
Booksellers and bookselling -- Great Britain.
|
|
English newspapers.
|
|
Great Britain -- Learned institutions and societies.
|
Added Author |
Bentley, Samuel, 1785-1868.
|
|