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Name Tonson, Jacob, Publisher; of Add MS 21110 Level [32] Fonds

1. Add MS 21110

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Add MS 21110
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ORIGINAL assignment by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele to Samuel Buckler of half the copies of the first seven volumes of the Spectator, for the sum of £575, with their signatures; dated "at the Fountain Tavern in the Strand, 10 Nov. 1712." On the back of the leaf is the original assignment of his right by Samuel Buckley to Jacob Tonson, jun., of London, for £500; dat. 13 Oct. 1714. Paper. Folio.
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Jacob Tonson, Publisher: Agreement with S. Buckley, for the Spectator: 1714. Sir Richard Steele: Agreement with S. Buckley for the Spectator: 1712. Newspapers; Great Britain and Ireland. The Spectator: Agreements of J. Addison and R. Steele with S. Buckley, and of S. Buckley with J. Tonson, fo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Nov 1712-13 Oct 1714
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 28275

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Add MS 28275
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ORIGINAL correspondence, etc., of Jacob Tonson and his son, Jacob Tonson, junior, booksellers; 1710-1782. Many of the letters in the latter part of the volume are addressed to Messrs. James Rivington and Fletcher.. Among the ,writers are:- [Sir] G[odfrey] Kneller; n.d., f. 7. J[ohn] Gay; n.d., f. 8. N[icholas] Rowe; 1 Aug. 1716, f. 22. [Rev.] Thomas Pyle; Lynn, 17 Sept. 1716, f. 24. W[illiam Wake, Archbishop of] Canterbury; 19 Sept. 1717, f. 31. H[umphrey] Prideaux [Dean of Norwich]; Norwi...
Scope & Content:
Jacob Tonson, Publisher: Correspondence of him and his son: 1710-1782. includes: ff. 1-3 Dictionaries: Papers on Dr. E. Castell's Lexicon Heptaglotton: 1660, 1661. ff. 1-3 Edmund Castell, DD, Professor of Arabic at Cambridge: Papers on his Lexicon Heptaglotton: 1660, 1661. f. 4 Mary Pawlett, d...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1660-1782
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 28276

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Add MS 28276
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PAPERS of Jacob Tonson, the bookseller, with miscellaneous pieces in prose and verse, including:- 1. Diary, by Jacob Tonson, relating to his estate at Ledbury, household affairs, etc.; 1720-1723, f. 1. 2. "Letter of the Fr[ench] King to the C[oun]t D'Estrades from St. Germain en Laye;" 27 Aug. 1722. Translation. f. 75. 3. "The Vision," a satire in verse. Imperf. f. 87. 4. "Some Fables of Æsop Putt into English Verse" by J. Herbert; followed by a few Latin poems in the same hand, f. 9...
Scope & Content:
Poetry: Collections of English political and miscellaneous pieces: 17th and 18th centt. includes: f. 1 Ledbury, Herefordshire: J. Tonson's diary relating to his estate at: 1720-1723. f. 1 Jacob Tonson, Publisher: Diary: 1720-1723. ff. 1-74 Diaries and Memoranda: Jacob Tonson, Bookseller: 1720-...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item