A copy of John Britton's Rights of Literature (London, 1814), with printed cuttings on the claims of Libraries to copies of books gratis, and manuscript notes
MS. Top. Gen. e. 41
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
A copy of John Britton's Rights of Literature (London, 1814), with printed cuttings on the claims of Libraries to copies of books gratis, and manuscript notes
Shelfmark
MS. Top. Gen. e. 41
Summary
A copy of John Britton's Rights of Literature (London, 1814), with printed cuttings on the claims of Libraries to copies of books gratis, and manuscript notes by the author and some letters, among which are single letters from Sir Nicolas Harris Nicolas (1814?; fol. 10), lord Holland, i.e. Henry Richard Vassall Fox (two, 1814?; fols. 92, 100), Sir Samuel Romilly, April 23, 1814 (fol. 93), Abraham John Valpy (two, 1814; fols. 94, 99), Isaac D'Israeli, April 9, 1814 (fol. 97).
Date
1814
Language
English
Physical extent
1 volume
Custodial history
Lot 147 in the Gough Nichols sale, 1874.
Gough Nichols coll. vol. no. 39 (from 1874 to about 1884).
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Collection contents
John Gough Nichols Manuscripts
A copy of John Britton's Rights of Literature (London, 1814), with printed cuttings on the claims of Libraries to copies of books gratis, and manuscript notes
