Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Smith, Nicholas D., 1975-
Title:
An actor's library : David Garrick, book collecting and literary friendships / Nicholas D. Smith.
Published / Created:
New Castle, Delaware : Oak Knoll Press, 2017.
Physical Description:
xx, 345 pages, 1 unnumbered pgae : illustrations ; 26 cm
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Book collecting, bibliomania and the eighteenth-century -- Building a library -- Garrick, book culture and The Club -- Collecting Shakespeare and other English dramatists -- Book-buying in France and Italy -- Dispersal -- Appendix A. Locations of Garrick's books -- Appendix B. Books to which Garrick subscribed -- Appendix C. Books addressed/dedicated to Garrick -- Appendix D. Lots purchased by Thomas Thorpe at the 1823 sale -- Appendix E. Garrick books formerly belonging to George Frederick Beltz -- Appendix F. Carrington Garrick's books.
Subject Terms:
Garrick, David, 1717-1779 -- Library. | Garrick, David, 1717-1779 -- Books and reading. | Garrick, David, 1717-1779 -- Friends and associates. | Private libraries -- England -- History -- 18th century. | Book collecting -- Europe -- History -- 18th century. | English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- Bibliography. | English drama -- 17th century -- Bibliography.