Dedication and preface by Josiah Boydell dated March 25, 1805; the plates are dated 1790-1804., Of the artists, Smirke, Fuseli, and Northcote contributed the largest number of plates; the others, including Reynolds, Opie, and Sothard, are represented by from one to five plates each; engraved by R. Thew, T. Ryder, P. Simon and others., Pub. in 1852 with title: The American edition of Boydell's Illustrations., Sometimes confused with"Boydell's graphic illustrations ... of Shakespeare," 1804?, a separate issue of the (samller) plates prepared for their edition of Shakespeare, 1802, which also consists of 100 plates, most of them quite different from these large plates., Title-vignettes (of Mrs. Damer's basso relievos), and Vol. I contains frontispiece (full length portrait of George III, by Sir W. Beechey) and XLVI plates, Xl to XLVI being Smirke's Seven ages; vol. II consists of frontispiece (portrait of Queen Charlotte, also by Beechey) and L plates, the last three "not engraved from the large pictures, but may be added to vol. II." These three are: Romney's "Shakespeare nursed by Tragedy and Comedy," Westall's "Imogen in boy's clothes," and Josiah Boydell's "Desdemona asleep." Counting the title vignettes, 100 designs in all. cf. List of plates, v.2.
Publisher:
Pub. by John and Josiah Boydell, Shakespeare gallery, Pall-Mall, and no. 90 Cheapside, Printed by W. Bulmer and co., Cleveland-row, St. James's,
Dedication and preface by Josiah Boydell dated March 25, 1805; the plates are dated 1790-1804., Of the artists, Smirke, Fuseli, and Northcote contributed the largest number of plates; the others, including Reynolds, Opie, and Sothard, are represented by from one to five plates each; engraved by R. Thew, T. Ryder, P. Simon and others., Pub. in 1852 with title: The American edition of Boydell's Illustrations., Sometimes confused with"Boydell's graphic illustrations ... of Shakespeare," 1804?, a separate issue of the (samller) plates prepared for their edition of Shakespeare, 1802, which also consists of 100 plates, most of them quite different from these large plates., Title-vignettes (of Mrs. Damer's basso relievos), and Vol. I contains frontispiece (full length portrait of George III, by Sir W. Beechey) and XLVI plates, Xl to XLVI being Smirke's Seven ages; vol. II consists of frontispiece (portrait of Queen Charlotte, also by Beechey) and L plates, the last three "not engraved from the large pictures, but may be added to vol. II." These three are: Romney's "Shakespeare nursed by Tragedy and Comedy," Westall's "Imogen in boy's clothes," and Josiah Boydell's "Desdemona asleep." Counting the title vignettes, 100 designs in all. cf. List of plates, v.2.
Publisher:
Pub. by John and Josiah Boydell, Shakespeare gallery, Pall-Mall, and no. 90 Cheapside, Printed by W. Bulmer and co., Cleveland-row, St. James's,
Autographs of Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, and Alain Locke., Contains music., CVV, p. 100 (W)., and Includes The colored girls of Passenack--old and new, by William Carlos Williams: p. 93-96.
Publisher:
Published by Nancy Cunard at Wishart,
Subject (Geographic):
Jackson County (Fla.)
Subject (Topic):
African American arts, African Americans, Blacks, Blues (Music), and Slavery, abolition, and emancipation
Philosophical transactions. Giving some account of the present undertakings, studies and labours of the ingenious, in many considerable parts of the world
Description:
Continued by: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. A, and : Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. B., During suspension of publication: Philosophical collections were issued., Suspended between v. 12 (1677) and v. 13. (1683), and Vols. 1-46, 1665-1750, issued as no. 1-497.
Publisher:
Printed for B. Walford, Printer to the Royal Society, at the Prince's Arms in St. Paul's Church yard
Subject (Geographic):
Royal Society of London. Philosophical collections
Subject (Name):
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. A and Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. B
Angus, William, 1752-1821 Bicknell, Alexander, d. 1796 Bowring, E. J Longueville, Peter, fl. 1727, Quarll, Philip
Published / Created:
1786
Call Number:
Ik L867 727Hc
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Alternative Title:
English hermit.
Description:
Ascribed by some authorities to Alexander Bicknell., Preface signed W. L. who attributes narrative to Mr Dorrington. For a discussion of the authorship cf. A. Esdaile's "Author and publisher in 1727: The English hermit", in the Library, 4th ser., v.2, p. 185-192., and Running title: The English hermit.