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Samuel Johnson letters, 1731-1784.

Title: Samuel Johnson letters, 1731-1784.

Letters written by English lexicographer and poet Samuel Johnson to various correspondents.

ArchivalResource: 6 boxes (1.75 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00245/catalog View

Lennox, Charlotte, ca. 1729-1804. Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Samuel Richardson, [1751] "Friday."

Title: Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Samuel Richardson, [1751] "Friday."

Concerning Mr. Millar's adverse criticism of her novel [The Female Quixote] and Richardson's encouragement.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270596757 View

Garrick, David, 1717-1779,. Autograph letter signed from David Garrick to Mr. Millar, bookseller [manuscript], [1748 August-September?], Tuesday.

Title: Autograph letter signed from David Garrick to Mr. Millar, bookseller [manuscript], [1748 August-September?], Tuesday.

Hopes he can see Miss Faulconer to talk about next winter when he returns to town.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/230485290 View

Letters from others sent to Thomas Cadell, 1766-1825.

Title: Letters from others sent to Thomas Cadell, 1766-1825.

Letters received by bookseller Thomas Cadell and the successor firm of Cadell & Davies.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00249/catalog View

Drewry, Samuel, of Derby. Receipt made out to A. Millar, London, for advertising Samuel Johnson's Dictionary in Derby newspapers on April 11th and April 25th, 1755. [ms.] 1756.

Title: Receipt made out to A. Millar, London, for advertising Samuel Johnson's Dictionary in Derby newspapers on April 11th and April 25th, 1755. [ms.] 1756.

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35681570 View

Mallet, David, 1705?-1765,. Autograph letter signed from David Mallet to Andrew Miller [manuscript], 1763 May 12.

Title: Autograph letter signed from David Mallet to Andrew Miller [manuscript], 1763 May 12.

Needs a copy of his three volumes bound and gilt for a Madame de Boufflers (possibly the comtesse de Boufflers-Rouvrel).

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/281544546 View

Donald Hyde and Mary Hyde Eccles Autograph Collection, 1505-1957 (inclusive), 1702-1854 (bulk).

Title: Donald Hyde and Mary Hyde Eccles Autograph Collection, 1505-1957 (inclusive), 1702-1854 (bulk).

A collection of single letters, documents, and manuscripts, primarily dating to the 18th century, from the collection of Donald Hyde and Mary Hyde Eccles.

ArchivalResource: 19 boxes and 1 vol. (9.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01762/catalog View

Letters of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., collected and edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1413-1900 (inclusive), 1775-1839 (bulk).

Title: Letters of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., collected and edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1413-1900 (inclusive), 1775-1839 (bulk).

Printed books with hundreds of inserted manuscripts and prints relating to the text, compiled and bound by collector Robert Borthwick Adam.

ArchivalResource: 10 volumes (2.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01783/catalog View

Richardson, Samuel, 1689-1761,. Autograph letter signed (draft?) from Samuel Richardson to [Aaron Hill?] [manuscript], 1748/49 January 12.

Title: Autograph letter signed (draft?) from Samuel Richardson to [Aaron Hill?] [manuscript], 1748/49 January 12.

Speaks of Garrick and his commitment to produce Irene [by Samuel Johnson]; of the possibility of Merope [by Aaron Hill] being acted this season; gives his opinion of Millar the book-seller, advising him to cultivate his acquaintance and mentions Mr. Mallet.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 leaves)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/281557964 View

Autograph note from Lord Shelburne to Andrew Millar, June 21 and clipping, June 21

Title: Autograph note from Lord Shelburne to Andrew Millar, June 21 and clipping, June 21

ArchivalResource: 1 Folder

http://digitool.fcla.edu/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=157040&custom_att_2=direct View

George Wiley Sherburn collection of letters and documents, 1655-1834.

Title: George Wiley Sherburn collection of letters and documents, 1655-1834.

Letters, primarily from George Colman, and other documents collected by the HarvardUniversity English professor George Wiley Sherburn.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01650/catalog View

Garrick, David, 1717-1779,. Autograph letter from David Garrick to Mr. Millar [manuscript], [ca. 1765 November].

Title: Autograph letter from David Garrick to Mr. Millar [manuscript], [ca. 1765 November].

Would like Dr. L[owth]'s pamphlet.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/281578072 View

Young, Edward, 1683-1765. Document : concerning printing rights : manuscript, 1745 Jan.

Title: Document : concerning printing rights : manuscript, 1745 Jan.

Autograph document, signed, acknowledging payment received by Young from Robert Dodsley in exchange for sole rights to print "The complaint," also known as Night thoughts: night the sixth.

ArchivalResource: 1 leaf ; 10 x 17 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612890487 View

Samuel Richardson papers, 1715-1759 (inclusive), 1748-1759 (bulk).

Title: Samuel Richardson papers, 1715-1759 (inclusive), 1748-1759 (bulk).

Letters by author and printer Samuel Richardson discussing his novels andfellow authors; with three annuity receipts.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01742/catalog View

Fridenberg, Robert, d. 1946,. Collection of letters and documents relating to American and English booksellers and printers, 1732-1884 (bulk 1732-1814).

Title: Collection of letters and documents relating to American and English booksellers and printers, 1732-1884 (bulk 1732-1814).

Miscellaneous letters, invoices and related documents from 18th and 19th century American and English booksellers. Among the American documents are a substantial number addressed to the Boston bookseller John West and his firm. Other American booksellers and printers represented, based in Boston, Philadelphia, and New York, include: Henry Bult, Samuel Campbell, Conrad & Co., Joseph Crukshank, Alexander Denham, Hugh Gaine, William Gowans, David Hall, David Hogan, John Scott Hylton, Jacob Johnson, T.S. Manning, James Rivington, Moses Thomas, and C.P. Wayne. Included with the American collection is a tribute addressed to British novelist Jane Porter from the "booksellers and publishers of New York City" (1844). American correspondents include but are not limited to: Major Jellas Fonda, John Moore, H.E. Robinson, E.B. O'Callaghan, and the firm of Toule & Bugbee. The English (London) material is limited to the 18th century, and the booksellers and printers represented are: Charles Arbuthnot, Thomas Becket, James Bettenham, Cadell & Davies (Andrew Becket), Charles Corbett, R. Dalton, Robert Dodsley, Archibald Hamilton, John Hughes, William Jackson, and Andrew Millar. Also: Samuel Paterson, Craven W. Richards, William Strahan, Paul Vaillant, and Wingrave and Collingwood. English correspondents include but are not limited to: John Nourse, George Selwyn, and the firms of Cadell & Davies and Wingrave and Collingwood (F. Wingrave).

ArchivalResource: 78 items (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122530280 View

Book trade collection, 1729-1812

Title: Book trade collection 1729-1812

Receipts and short notes concerning the book trade in London in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Booksellers include Thomas Caddell, Thomas Longman, Thomas Lowndes, George Nicol, John Nourse, Paul Vaillant, Thomas Vernor, John Whiston, and John Wilkie. There is one long letter from Andrew Millar to David Mallet about the sales of Mallet's edition of the works of Henry St. John, Lord Viscount Bolingbroke.

ArchivalResource: Total Boxes: 1; Linear Feet: 0.5

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.booktrad View

The life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. : including a journal of a tour to the Hebrides, extra-illustrated, 1711-1834 (inclusive).

Title: The life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. : including a journal of a tour to theHebrides, extra-illustrated, 1711-1834 (inclusive).

Printed books with hundreds of inserted manuscripts and prints relating to thetext, compiled by collector William Upcott.

ArchivalResource: 10 volumes (1.3 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01790/catalog View