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Ashley MS B4722
- Record Id:
- 040-001979980
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001978147
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001482.0x0000f2
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Ashley MS B4722
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
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Letters to T. J. Wise relating to the bibliography of Lord Byron, Fugitive Pieces, 1806, Hours of Idleness, 1807, and To a Beautiful Quaker, 1806; 1933, 1934. [Ashley Library Catalogue, i, p. 144]. As follows:―
1. Letter from Cuthbert Becher Pigot; 28 July 1934. ff. 115, 115b.
2. Two letters (the first signed) from W. Douglas Seymour, with notes (ff. 117, 118) on the Becher copy of Fugitive Pieces and a copy (ff. 120, 121) of a letter (1807) from Byron to S. & J. Ridge, booksellers, of Newark; 28 May 1933, 11 Jan. 1934. ff. 116-121.
3. Letter from J. A. Spoor, concerning the bibliography of To a Beautiful Quaker, 1806, enclosing a photostat copy (ff. 124, 125) of the first edition; 8 Feb. 1922. Signed. ff. 122-125.
4. Two slips, cut from wrappers, one with the address of the Rev. J. T. Becher, n.d., the other with a note concerning Byron's Fugitive Pieces, 1806, in the hand of [J. T. Becher?]; circa 1806. ff. 126, 127.
includes:
- ff. 115, 115b Thomas James Wise, book collector: Cuthbert Becher Pigot: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Cuthbert Becher Pigot: 1934.
- ff. 115-121 George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron; poet: Letters rel. to the bibliography of his 'Fugitive Pieces' (1806) and 'Hours of Idleness'(1807): 1933, 1934.
- ff. 116-121 William Douglas Seymour: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letters with enclosures to Thomas James Wise from William Douglas Seymour: 1933, 1934.
- ff. 117, 118 William Douglas Seymour: Notes on the Becher copy of Lord Byron's 'Fugitive Pieces' (1806) from William Douglas Seymour: 1934: Signed.
- ff. 120, 121 S. & J. Ridge, booksellers, of Newark: George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron; poet: Letter to S. & J. Ridge from Lord Byron: 1807: Copy.
- ff. 122-125 J. A. Spoor, American book collector: George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron; poet: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from J. A. Spoor rel. to the bibliography of Lord Byron's 'To a Beautiful Quaker' (1806): 1922: With text.
- ff. 124, 125 Poetry ENGLISH: George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron; poet: Poem, 'To a Beautiful Quaker' by Lord Byron: 1806: Photostat copy of the 1st edition.
- f. 126 Reverend J. T. Becher: Slip from wrapper addressed to Rev. J. T. Becher: n.d.
- f. 127 George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron; poet: Note rel. to his 'Fugitive Pieces' (1806) in the hand of J. T. Becher? by George Gordon Noel Byron: circa 1806.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Ashley Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001978147
040-001979980 - Is part of:
- Ashley MS A17-5768 : Ashley Manuscripts
Ashley MS B4722 : Letters to T. J. Wise relating to the bibliography of Lord Byron, Fugitive Pieces, 1806, Hours of Idleness, 1807, and To a… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001978147[1254]/040-001979980
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Ashley MS A17-5768
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1933
- End Date:
- 1934
- Date Range:
- 1933-1934
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Former Internal References:
- Vol. B X, ff. 115-127.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Becher, John Thomas, Church of England clergyman and poor-law reformer, 1770-1848
Byron, George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron Byron, poet, 1788-1824
Pigot, Cuthbert Becher
Ridge, S & J, booksellers of Newark
Seymour, William Douglas
Spoor, J A, American book collector
Wise, Thomas James, book and manuscript collector, 1859-1937