Notes and Queries: A Medium of Inter-Communication for Literary Men, Aritists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, Etc. Volumes I - XII

W J Thoms

Published by George Bell 1849 - 1855, London, 1849

About this Item

The first twelve volumes of Notes and Queries edited by W. J. Thoms. Bound in half leather and marbled paper-covered boards, with gilt lettering. This set runs from November 1849 through to December 1855 Twelve Volumes bound as Six. Notes and Queries is a long-running quarterly scholarly journal that publishes short articles related to "English language and literature, lexicography, history, and scholarly antiquarianism". Its emphasis is on "the factual rather than the speculative". The journal has a long history, having been established in 1849 in London; it is now published by Oxford University Press. It was founded as an academic correspondence magazine, in which scholars and interested amateurs could exchange knowledge on literature and history. The format consisted of 'Notes' (miscellaneous findings of correspondents that they and the editors considered of interest to the readership), and 'Queries' (and responses to queries), which formed the bulk of the publication. William John Thoms, 1803 1885, was a British writer. Thoms's investigation of folklore and myth led to a later career of debunking longevity myths. Thoms was an antiquary and miscellaneous writer, for many years a clerk in the secretary's office of Chelsea Hospital. He was in 1845 appointed Clerk, and subsequently Deputy Librarian to the House of Lords. Thoms is credited with inventing the word folklore in an 1846 letter to the Athenaeum. He invented this compound word to replace the various other terms used at the time, including "popular antiquities" or "popular literature". He was fond of the works of Jacob Grimm, which he considered remarkable. Bound in half calf with marbled paper-covered boards. There is mild wear to the extremities, including mild bumping and rubbing. The bindings are tight and firm. The front hinge of volume 1 is strained. The hinges of volume 6 have failed. Internally the pages are generally clean and bright, with very slight browning to the page edges. and the very occasional spot, most prominent to the endpapers. Very Good.

Seller Inventory # SET12-D-2

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Notes and Queries: A Medium of Inter-Communication for Literary Men, Aritists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, Etc. Volumes I - XII
• Publisher: George Bell 1849 - 1855, London
• Publication Date: 1849
• Binding: Leather
• Illustrator: none
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: book