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1. Add MS 59679-59680

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Add MS 59679-59680
Title:
BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN WILKES: draft and fair copy of a manuscript biography of John Wilkes by John Jaques; 1836. Jaques was the author of The History of Junius and his works . . . (1843). 59680 contains illustrations and cartoons from eighteenth and nineteenth century newspapers and magazines; this was possibly the first attempt at a full-scale biography of Wilkes. Cf. Add. 27783, Notes on his 'History of Junius' by G. Woodfall, 1843. Purchased of Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers, Cat. 10, item ...
Scope & Content:
John Wilkes, MP: John Jaques, writer: Biography of John Wilkes by John Jaques: 1836: Draft and fair copy.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1836
Extent:
2 items

2. Add MS 59680

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Add MS 59680
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Scope & Content:
BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN WILKES. Vol. II. Fair copy. ff. 675. Old foliation 1-337. 235 x 190mm. Quarter leather binding.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1836
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 59679

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Add MS 59679
Title:
Scope & Content:
BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN WILKES. Vol. I. Draft. Owned by William Jaques, jun. (f. ii). ff. ii+470. Old pagination 1-672. 245 x 200mm. Quarter leather binding.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1836
Extent:
1 item

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