Memoirs of the forty-five first years of the life of James Lackington, the present bookseller, Finsbury-Square, London / written by himself ; in forty-seven letters to a friend.
Alternate Title(s):
Lackington's memoirs
Edition:
Thirteenth edition / corrected and much enlarged; interspersed with many original humorous stories and droll anecdotes, to which is also added, an index.
Published / Created:
London : Printed for the author, Finsbury-Square, Moorfields; and sold by all other booksellers, [1810]
Physical Description:
xix, [20]-352 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsZ323 .L33 1810Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Frontispiece aquatint portrait of Lackington engraved by William Ridley; after John Keenan.At foot of title page: [Price 2s. 6d. in boards.]Page 347 incorrectly numbered 357.Date of publication from British Library.British Museum. General catalogue of printed books to 1955 (compact edition), v. 14, 294Includes index.BAC: British Art Center copy bound in red paper covered boards. Spine title: Lackington's memoirs.
Subject Terms:
Lackington, James, 1746–1815 -- Biography. | Booksellers and bookselling -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century. | Booksellers and bookselling -- England -- London -- Biography.
Form/Genre:
Aquatints -- 1810.
Contributors:
Ridley, William, 1764–1838, engraver. | Keenan, John, fl. 1791–1815, ill.