Yale Center for British Art

Title:
A biographical dictionary of the living authors of Great Britain and Ireland : comprising literary memoirs and anecdotes of their lives : and a chronological register of their publications, with the number of editions printed : including notices of some foreign writers whose works have been occasionally published in England : illustrated by a variety of communications from persons of the first eminence in the world of letters.
Published / Created:
London : Printed for Henry Colburn, 1816.
Physical Description:
viii, 449, [1] pages ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Spine title: Upcott's living authors.
Subject Terms:
English literature -- Bio-bibliography. | Authors -- Bibliography. | Colburn, Henry -- Publisher. | Valpy, A. J. -- Printer. | Gunnis, Rupert -- Bookplate. | Hodgson, Ralph, 1871-1962 -- Ms. notes. | Raleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir, 1861-1922 -- Bookplate. | Fulton, John F. (John Farquhar), 1899-1960 -- Bookplate. | Shelley Bookshop -- Stamp. .
Form/Genre:
Publishers' advertisements.
Contributors:
Watkins, John, fl. 1792-1831. | Shoberl, Frederic, 1775-1853. | Upcott, William, 1779-1845, attributed name.