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Add MS 59679-59680
- Record Id:
- 032-001998126
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001998126
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000036.0x000223
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 59679-59680
- Title:
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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 750, 12 March 1976.
Paper. Two volumes.
- Scope & Content:
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John Wilkes, MP: John Jaques, writer: Biography of John Wilkes by John Jaques: 1836: Draft and fair copy.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-001998126", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 59679-59680: BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN WILKES: draft and fair copy of a manuscript biography of John Wilkes by John Jaques; 1836. Jaques was the author…" },{ "id" : "040-001998127", "parent" : "032-001998126", "text" : "Add MS 59679: 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…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001998128", "parent" : "032-001998126", "text" : "Add MS 59680: BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN WILKES. Vol. II. Fair copy.ff. 675. Old foliation 1-337. 235 x 190mm. Quarter leather binding." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001998126
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Add MS 59679 : BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN WILKES. Vol. I. Draft. Owned by William Jaques, jun. (f. ii). ff. ii+470. Old pagination 1-672. 245 x 200mm.…
Add MS 59680 : BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN WILKES. Vol. II. Fair copy.ff. 675. Old foliation 1-337. 235 x 190mm. Quarter leather binding.
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- 032-001998126
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 2 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1836
- End Date:
- 1836
- Date Range:
- 1836
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Custodial History:
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Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers: Purchased of, in 1976.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Jaques, John, writer
Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers
Wilkes, John, MP, 1725-1797