Twenty-four essays by Joseph Addison
Single Item
MS. Don. d. 112
Held at the Weston Library
Twenty-four essays by Joseph Addison, copied by an amanuensis, with corrections by Addison on fols. 59, 69, 82, 88, 91, 92, and a list of contents on fol. iii.
Dates
- Creation: Date not recorded at time of cataloguing
Extent
114 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Don. d. 112, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Don. d. 112
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 8053
Abstract
Twenty-four essays by Joseph Addison
Biographical / Historical
Joseph Addison (1672–1719), was an English writer and politician.
Other Finding Aids
Custodial History
Bookplate of Richard Tickell (1751-93).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from Thomas Thorp and given by the Friends of the Bodleian, 1953.
Bibliography
- The essays were printed, with many alterations, in the Spectator. See M. C. Crum, 'A manuscript of essays by Addison', BRL, 5 (1954-6), 99-103.
Physical Facet
Early 19th-cent. yellow morocco, gilt
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Twenty-four essays by Joseph Addison
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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