Herbert, William, 1718-1795
Variant namesWilliam Herbert was working to augment Typographical antiquities, or, an historical account of the origin and progress of printing in Great Britain and Ireland, originally undertaken by Joseph Ames, fellow and secretary of the Royal Society of Antiquaries. William White may have been related to Benjamin White, one of the booksellers who sponsored the work. The three volumes appeared between 1785 and 1790.
From the description of ALS : Cheshunt [Hertfordshire, Eng.], to William White, Crickhowell near Abergavenny [Wales], 1787 Aug. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145382390
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| referencedIn | Houghton Library printed book provenance file, E-K. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Herbert, William, 1718-1795. ALS : Cheshunt [Hertfordshire, Eng.], to William White, Crickhowell near Abergavenny [Wales], 1787 Aug. 4. | Grolier Club | |
| referencedIn | Steevens, George, 1736-1800,. Autograph letters signed and initialled from George Steevens, Hampstead Heath and elsewhere, to various people [manuscript], 1766-[1799?]. | Folger Shakespeare Library | |
| referencedIn | Thomas Percy papers, 1759-1785. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Houghton Library printed book provenance file, E-K. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Herbert, William, 1718-1795,. Mirabilia huius anni ..., ca. 1619. | Folger Shakespeare Library | |
| referencedIn | Farmer, Richard, 1735-1797,. Autograph letters signed from R. Farmer to various recipients [manuscript], 1779-1794. | Folger Shakespeare Library |
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| associatedWith | Ames, Joseph, 1684-1759. | person |
| correspondedWith | Farmer, Richard, 1735-1797, | person |
| associatedWith | Houghton Library. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Percy, Thomas, 1729-1811 | person |
| correspondedWith | Steevens, George, 1736-1800, | person |
| associatedWith | White, Benjamin, fl. 1787. | person |
| correspondedWith | White, William, fl. 1787 | person |
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| England--Hertfordshire--Cheshunt |
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Birth 1718-11-29
Death 1795-03-18
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