Research Catalog

Title

Memoirs of the author of A vindication of the rights of woman / by William Godwin.

Author

Godwin, William, 1756-1836.

Publication

London : Printed for J. Johnson, no. 72, St. Paul's Church-Yard; and G. G. and J. Robinson, Paternoster-Row, 1798.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Heath, James, 1757-1834
• Opie, John, 1761-1807
• Johnson, Joseph, 1738-1809
• G. G. and J. Robinson (Paternoster Row, London, England), publisher.

Description

[4], 199, [5] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill.; 18 cm.

Subjects

• Wollstonecraft, Mary, 1759-1797
• Authors, English > 18th century > Biography

Note

• Signatures: [A]² B-N⁸ O⁶.
• With a half-title.
• Publisher's advertisements for works by Wollstonecraft: p. [201-202].
• Errata and directions to binder: p. [203].
• Illustration: Stipple-engraved frontispiece portrait of Wollstonecraft, by Heath after Opie.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Indexed In (note)

• ESTC

Call Number

Pforz (Godwin, W. Memoirs. 1798. 1st ed.)

LCCN

10032918

OCLC

2697704

Author

Godwin, William, 1756-1836.

Title

Memoirs of the author of A vindication of the rights of woman / by William Godwin.

Imprint

London : Printed for J. Johnson, no. 72, St. Paul's Church-Yard; and G. G. and J. Robinson, Paternoster-Row, 1798.

Indexed In:

ESTC T94267

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Local Note

Pforzheimer copy 1: With bookseller's ticket, J. Kerby of 190, Oxford Street. -- Bound in original blue-gray boards, tan paper back, uncut; in drop-back box of brown cloth with red morocco spine.

Pforzheimer copy 2: Errata leaf precedes leaf with list of works by the same author. Upper cover detached, contents loose. In white envelope.

Pforzheimer copy 3: B4, B5, and C7, uncancelled. In white envelope. Spine worn. With book-label with initial "E"; book-label of Michael Ernest Sadler of University College, Oxford.

Pforzheimer copy 4: Only one leaf after text with Errata and Directions to the binder. In white envelope. Armorial book-plate with motto: ESSE QUAM VIDERI, and book-label of Robert Washington Oates, with same motto. Spine worn.

Pforzheimer copy 5: Formerly owned by an admirer of Godwin, the poet John Horseman, with his inscription on the flyleaf and his copious annotations throughout the volume. Also included are several newspaper clippings, and a poem by Horseman (p. [200]). -- Bound in early 19th century plum pebble-grain cloth, spine gilt.

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Added Author

Heath, James, 1757-1834, engraver.

Opie, John, 1761-1807, illustrator.

Johnson, Joseph, 1738-1809, publisher.

G. G. and J. Robinson (Paternoster Row, London, England), publisher.

Sadler, Michael, Sir, 1861-1943, former owner.

Kerby, James, active 1784-1811, bookseller.

Oates, Robert Washington, former owner.

Horseman, John, 1775?-1844, former owner.

Horseman, John, 1775?-1844, annotator.

Research Call Number

Pforz (Godwin, W. Memoirs. 1798. 1st ed.)