Seven discourses delivered in the Royal Academy / by the President [i.e., J. Reynolds]
Published / Created:
London : printed for T. Cadell..., bookseller and printer to theRoyal Academy, 1778.
Physical Description:
326 p. ; 21 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsN7420 R4 copy 1Rare Books and ManuscriptsN7420 R4 copy 2Rare Books and ManuscriptsN7420 R4 copy 3Rare Books and ManuscriptsN7420 R4 copy 4Rare Books and ManuscriptsN7420 R4 copy 5Rare Books and ManuscriptsN7420 R4 copy 6
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
BAC : British Art Center has 6 copies. Copy 1 has the bookplate of John D. Michie, and the autograph of Geo. Walker. Copy 2 has the bookplate of Frederick Whiley Hilles, and W.S. Lewis; the stamp of E.C. Streeter; and is a presentation copy from the author to Mr. Versteegh. Copy 3, in which the advertisements are wanting, has the bookplate of Frederick Whiley Hilles, the autograph of Theophila Gwatkin, junr., and is a presentation copy from the author. Copy 4, in which the half title is wanting, has the bookplate of Wm. Waldegrave, and is a presentation copy from the author to Mr. Waldegrave, and from Radstock to James Morris, 1803. In copy 5, the advertisements are wanting. Copy 6, in which the advertisements are wanting, has the bookplate of Edward Greathed.BAC : Advertisements: [2] p. at end.BAC : Dedication signed Joshua Reynolds. It was actually written by Samuel Johnson.--Cf. Hilles, F.W. The literary career of Sir Joshua Reynolds. Cambridge, 1936, p. 48-9.