MINOR LIVES: A Collection of Biographies Annotated and with an Introduction on John Nichols and the Antiquarian and Anecdotal Movements of the Late Eighteenth Century

Nichols, John; Hart, Edward L. (editor)

ISBN 10: 0674576306 / ISBN 13: 9780674576308

Published by Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1971

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John Nichols (1745-1826) produced more biographical data on the artists of his time than all of his contemporaries combined, including Boswell and Johnson. MINOR LIVES is a collection of twenty-eight biographies of antiquarians, booksellers, illustrators, and designers by this distinguished 18th century printer, editor and author. Volume is annotated, and has an introduction on Nichols and the Antiquarian and Anecdotal Movements of the late Eighteenth Century. Fine, in VG (chipping; some rubbing to spine), in mylar-protected dust jacket. NF16. Bookseller Inventory # 2294

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Title: MINOR LIVES: A Collection of Biographies ...

Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA

Publication Date: 1971

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: First Edition

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Dust jacket price clipped, and foxing to the edges.