1. Add MS 59679-59680
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 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