Volume of one hundred and twenty-one letters, mainly to John Buckstone and Edward Fitzwilliam, relating to the subscription publication of the latter's book, Songs of a Student, with two printed prospectuses
Volume of one hundred and twenty-one letters, mainly to John Buckstone and Edward Fitzwilliam, relating to the subscription publication of the latter's book, Songs of a Student, in 1850, with two printed prospectuses, 1849-1851. Correspondents include Sir Henry Bishop, John Barrett, Mark Lemon, Caroline Norton, James Planché, and William Pickering.
Dates
- Creation: 1849-1851
Extent
242 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. lett. e. 196, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. lett. e. 196
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 23125
Abstract
Volume of one hundred and twenty-one letters, mainly to John Buckstone and Edward Fitzwilliam, relating to the subscription publication of the latter's book, Songs of a Student, with (fols. 89-90, 159-160) two printed prospectuses.
Biographical / Historical
John Baldwin Buckstone (1802–1879) was an actor, playwright, and theatre manager. Edward Francis Fitzwilliam (1824–1857) was a composer. For further details see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from Motley Books Ltd., Jul 1981.
Topical
- Title
- Volume of one hundred and twenty-one letters, mainly to John Buckstone and Edward Fitzwilliam, relating to the subscription publication of the latter's book, Songs of a Student, with two printed prospectuses
- Status
- Published
- Author
- EAD version 2023 by Marion Lowman
- Date
- EAD version 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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