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Egerton MS 2974

Record Id:

032-001985051

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001985051

MDARK:

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Egerton MS 2974

Title:

ORIGINAL letters, etc., addressed to the Rev. Thomas Frognall Dibdin on the publication of his Bibliomania, 1809-1813. Several are published in his Reminiscences (1836). Among the writers, whose names are all given in the Index, are

Dr. Philip Bliss. Sir Samuel Egerton Brydges. Edward Copleston [Bishop of Llandaff, 1828]. Isaac D'Israeli. Francis Douce. James Edwards. Sir Henry Ellis, K.H. Thomas Grenville. William Hamper. Joseph Haslewood, F.S.A. Joseph Hunter. John McCreery. Sir Walter Scott. Henry John Todd. Edward Vernon Utterson.

William Hamper's letter of 17 Mar. 1810 (f. 62) enclosed (ff. 67, 68, now bound separately) two original leaves from the accompt-book of a bookseller in 1554, possibly John Day, being end-papers from a copy of The Poor Man's Librarie (J. Day, 1565), which belonged to Thomas Sharpe of Coventry. Prefixed to the letters are an index (f. iii) and an engraved portrait (f. vi b) of Dibdin in 1821 from an etching by Mrs. Dawson Turner. Paper ; ff. vi + 87 (ff. 67, 68 separately bound). Small quarto. Belonged to Dawson Turner (sale-cat., 1859, lot 136). From the Farnborough Fund.

Scope & Content:

Thomas Frognall Dibdin, DD; bibliographer: Letters to, on his Bibliomania: 1809-1813.

includes:

f. vi b Art. Portraits: Rev. Thomas Frognall Dibdin, D.D., etching by Mrs. M. Turner.: 1821: Etching.
f. vi b Mary Turner, wife of Dawson Turner: Portrait of Dr. Dibdin etched by: 1821.
f. vi b Thomas Frognall Dibdin, DD; bibliographer: Portrait of: 1821.: Engr.
f. 1 Alexander Chalmers, FSA: Letter to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: circ. 1810.
ff. 2, 47 John Mathew Gutch, journalist: Letters to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1811.
f. 3 Right Hon William Elliot, MP: Letter to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1811.
ff. 4, 70 b Robert William Elliston, actor: Letters to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1810.
ff. 5-8 Right Hon Thomas Grenville: Letters to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1810.
f. 9 Reverend William Beloe: Letter to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: circ. 1810.
ff. 10, 11, 25, 26, 29 Francis Douce, Keeper of Manuscripts, British Museum: Letters to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1811, n.d.
f. 12 Sir Walter Scott, Baronet; author: Letter to Rev. T. F. Dibdin.: [1809].
ff. 13, 14 John James Masquerier, painter: Letters to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: circ. 1810.
f. 15 William Henry Lunn, bookseller: Title-page of his Catalogue of the Classical Library for 1814. Part third.
f. 16 John George Cochrane, bibliographer: Letter to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: circ. 1810.
f. 17 William Henry Lunn, bookseller: Letter to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1809.
f. 18 Harrow School; Middlesex: Letter from the monitors of, to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1811.
ff. 19-24 John McCreery, printer: Letters to Rev. T. F. Dibdin, etc., rel. to the printing of the 2nd edition of Bibliomania: 1811.
f. 28 Reverend Edward Copleston, Provost of Oriel College Oxford and (1828) Bishop of Llandaff: Letter to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1811.
f. 30 George Nicol, bookseller: Letter to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1811.: Imperf.
ff. 31, 49 James Edwards, bookseller, of London: Letters to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1810, 1811.
ff. 33-40, 74 Sir Henry Ellis, KH; Principal Librarian, British Museum: Letters to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1809, 1810, n.d.
f. 42 Reverend Philip Bliss, DD; Registrar of Oxford University: Letter to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1811.
f. 43 John Banks Hollingworth, Norrisian Professor of Divinity at Cambridge 1824; Archdeacon of Huntingdon l828: Letter to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1811.
ff. 44, 75 Thomas Johnes, FRS, MP: Letters to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1809.
f. 45 James Bindley, FSA; the 'Leontes ' of 'Bibliomania': Letter, as "Leontes, " to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1811.
f. 48 John Barwis: Letter to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1811.
f. 50 Sir Francis Freeling, 1st Baronet; postal reformer: Letter to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: circ. 1810.
ff. 51, 77 (with verses), 83 Joseph Haslewood, FSA: Letters to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1811, 1812, n.d.
f. 52 Isaac D'Israeli: Letter to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1811.
f. 54 John Ferriar, MD, of Manchester: Letter to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1811.
f. 55 Robert Snare, bookseller, of Reading: Letter to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1810.
f. 56 John Man, schoolmaster at Reading: Letter to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: circ. 1809.
f. 57 William Ford, bookseller and bibliographer: Letter to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1811.
f. 59 Henry John Todd, editor of Milton; author: Letter to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1811 [?].
ff. 60-68 William Hamper, FSA: Letters, etc., to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1810, 1811.
ff. 67, 68 Booksellers: Two leaves from the accompt-book of a bookseller [? John Day]: 1554.
ff. 67, 68 Accompts: Accompt-book of a bookseller [? J. Day]: 1554.
ff. 67, 68 John Day, printer: Two leaves from accompt-book of (?): 1554.
ff. 67, 68 Bibliography: Two leaves from bookseller's accompt-book: 1554.
ff. 69, 73 Henry Joseph Thomas Drury, Master of the lower school at Harrow: Letters to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1810, 1811.
f. 70 John Fry, bookseller, of Bristol: Letter to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1810.
f.71 Nelson Kerr, Rector of Tilbrook, county Bedfordshire: Letter to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1811.
ff. 76, 46 Edward Vernon Utterson, FSA: Letters to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1809, 1811.
ff. 77, 78 Poetry ENGLISH: Verses addressed to Rev. T. F. Dibdin by J. Haslewood and Rev. J. Horseman: circ. 1811, 1811.
f. 78 John Horseman, Rector of Heydon: Letter, in verse, to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1811.
f. 79 Joseph Hunter, FRS, FSA, Assistant Keeper of Public Records: Letter to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1811.
f. 81 Abraham John Valpy, editor and printer: Letter to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1811.
f. 85 Sir Samuel Egerton Brydges, 1st Baronet: Letter to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1812.
f. 87 William Laing, bookseller, of Edinburgh: Letter to Rev. T. F. Dibdin: 1813.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Egerton Manuscripts

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1809

End Date:

1813

Date Range:

1809-1813

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Names:

Barwis, John, correspondent of Rev. Thomas Frognall Dibdin, fl 1811
Beloe, William, Reverend; of Egerton MS 2974
Bindley, James, FSA; the 'Leontes ' of 'Bibliomania'
Bliss, Philip, antiquary and book collector, 1787-1857
Brydges, Samuel Egerton, 1st Baronet
Chalmers, Alexander, FSA
Cochrane, John George, bibliographer and publisher, 1780-1852,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000063155983,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/69276015
Copleston, Edward, Reverend, Provost of Oriel College Oxford and Bishop of Llandaff, fl 1828
Day, John, printer and bookseller, 1521?-1584
Dibdin, Thomas Frognall, clergyman and antiquary, 1776-1847
Douce, Francis, curator and collector, 1757-1834
Drury, Henry Joseph Thomas, schoolmaster and scholar, 1778-1841
Edwards, James, bookseller of London, 1756-1816
Elliot, William, Right Hon; MP
Ellis, Henry, Knight, Principal Librarian, British Museum, 1777-1869
Elliston, Robert William, actor and theatre manager, 1774-1831
Ferriar, John, physician and poet, 1761-1815
Ford, William, bookseller and bibliographer; of Liverpool and Manchester, 1771-1832
Freeling, Francis, 1st Baronet, postal reformer, 1764-1836
Fry, John, bookseller, of Bristol
Grenville, Thomas, Right Hon; of Egerton MS 2974
Gutch, John Mathew, journalist and historian, 1776-1861
Hamper, William, FSA
Harrow School, Middlesex, 1572-
Haslewood, Joseph, FSA
Hollingworth, John Banks, Norrisian Professor of Divinity at Cambridge 1824; Archdeacon of Huntingdon l828
Horseman, John, Rector of Heydon
Hunter, Joseph, FRS, FSA, Assistant Keeper of Public Records
Johnes, Thomas, FRS, MP
Kerr, Nelson, Rector of Tilbrook, county Bedfordshire
Laing, William, bookseller, of Edinburgh
Lunn, William Henry, bookseller
Man, John, schoolmaster at Reading
Masquerier, John James, painter
McCreery, John, printer
Nicol, George, bookseller
Scott, Walter, Baronet, author, 1771-1832,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121441874
Snare, Robert, bookseller, of Reading
Todd, Henry John, editor of Milton, author
Turner, Mary, wife of Dawson Turner
Utterson, Edward Vernon, FSA
Valpy, Abraham John, editor and printer, 1786?-1854
d'Israeli, Isaac, scholar and father of Benjamin Disraeli, 1766-1848