John Nichols & Sons correspondence, 1764-1832.

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John Nichols & Sons correspondence, 1764-1832.

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Personal and professional correspondence of English printer John Nichols (1745-1826). Correspondence primarily concerns authors seeking publication and subscribers to the Gentleman's Magazine, a scholarly news periodical of which Nichols became the editor. The collection includes a few letters to Nichols' son and business partner, John Bowyer Nichols (1779-1863).

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Nichols, J. B. 1779-1863.

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John Nichols & Sons.

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Nichols, John, 1745-1826

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John Nichols (1745-1826) apprenticed as a printer in London with William Bowyer, and then entered into a partnership with Bowyer from 1767 until Bowyer's death in 1777. He served as printer, editor, and part-owner of the Gentleman's Magazine from 1778 until his death, and was a prolific editor and author of scholarly works. From the guide to the Papers, 1777-1822., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) John Nichols (1745-1826) was one of the most pr...