Thomas Frognall Dibdin: Letters to William Pickering, 1826-1830
RLIN
ID No.
NYGG87-A5
Dibdin, Thomas Frognall, 1776-1847.
Title
Letters: to William Pickering, 1826-1830.
Physical Description
1 box (.5 linear ft.)
Historical/Biographical
Note
Pickering was an antiquarian bookseller and publisher of taste, known for his reprints of classical authors in a small format (“Diamond Classics) and an edition of the English poets in 53 volumes; Dibdin was an English bibliophile and antiquary whose Bibliomania (1809) spurred interest in rare books and early editions.
Scope and Contents
Thirty-seven ALS concerning personal and
literary matters, Dibdin’s financial problems, and mutual acquaintances
including John Major, who published Dibdin’s translation
of Thomas a Kempis’ Imitation of Christ with
Names
Dibdin, Thomas Frognall, 1776-1847. Correspondence.
Pickering, William, 1796-1854. Correspondence.
Major, John, 1782-1849.
Subjects
Book collecting. England. 19th century.
Book collectors. England. 19th century.
Publishers and publishing. England. 19th century.
Occupation (as
reflected in collection)
Antiquarian booksellers. England. 19th century.
Book collectors. England. 19th century.
Location
Grolier Club,