London. 1780-97.
The value, importance, and great rarity of a complete copy of this work is well known. As it was twenty years in course of publication, very few complete sets were ever made up, but it is especially rare to find the two supplemental volumes. Sir M. Sykes' copy sold for £84.
Nichols. Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century, comprising Biographical Memoirs of William Bowyer, Printer, and many of his learned friends; an Incidental View of the Progress and Advancement of Literature in this Kingdom during the Last Century; and Biographical Anecdotes of a Considerable Number of Eminent Writers, and Ingenious Artists, with a very Copious Index. By John Nichols.... 9 vols., 8vo.
London: Printed for the Author. 1812-15.
Nichols. Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century, Consisting of Authentic Memoirs and Original Letters of Eminent Persons, and intended as a Sequel to the Literary Anecdotes. By John Nichols.... 8 vols., 8vo.
London: Printed for the Author. 1817-58.
"It is impossible in a small space to give anything like an adequate idea of the vast amount of curious information which these volumes contain. The hundreds of literary celebrities who are brought forward not merely by passing anecdotes but by highly valuable memoirs and sketches, and the extensive bibliographical and literary matter which they contain, render this one of the most permanently interesting sets of books ever published." Vols. vii. and viii. are additions by the author's son, J. B. Nichols.
Nicholson (J. B.) A Manual of the Art of Bookbinding: ... designed for the Practical Workman, the Amateur, and the Book-Collector. By James B. Nicholson. 12mo, pp. 318.
Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird. 1856.
Nicol (G. & W.) A Catalogue of the Library of the Late John, Duke of Roxburghe, arranged by G. & W. Nicol, etc., which will be sold by auction, by Robert H. Evans. 8vo.