1745-1826 English printer, author and antiquarian

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John Nichols, the printer stands in anger behind a desk as his hands rest on two volumes. Etching, 1790, by T. Rowlandson.

The works of William Hogarth, from the original plates restored by James Heath ... with the addition of many subjects not before collected: to which are prefixed, a biographical essay on the genius and productions of Hogarth, and explanations of the subjects of the plates / by John Nichols.

The gentleman's magazine.

Britannia: or, a chorographical description of the flourishing kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the islands adjacent; from the earliest antiquity / Translated from the edition published by the author in MCDVII. Enlarged by the latest discoveries, by Richard Gough.

Curialia miscellanea, or anecdotes of old times; regal, noble, gentilitial, and miscellaneous: including authentic anecdotes of the royal household. And the manners and customs of the court, at an early period of the English history / By Samuel Pegge.

Fragments of English and Irish history in the ninth and tenth century in two parts / Translated from the original Icelandic. And illustrated with some notes, by Grimr Johnson Thorkelin.

Literary anecdotes of the eighteenth century; comprizing biographical memoirs of William Bowyer, printer, F.S.A., 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.

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John Nichols

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Britannia: or, a chorographical description of the flourishing kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the islands adjacent; from the earliest antiquity / Translated from the edition published by the author in MCDVII. Enlarged by the latest discoveries, by Richard Gough.

Curialia miscellanea, or anecdotes of old times; regal, noble, gentilitial, and miscellaneous: including authentic anecdotes of the royal household. And the manners and customs of the court, at an early period of the English history / By Samuel Pegge.

The works of William Hogarth, from the original plates restored by James Heath ... with the addition of many subjects not before collected: to which are prefixed, a biographical essay on the genius and productions of Hogarth, and explanations of the subjects of the plates / by John Nichols.

Fragments of English and Irish history in the ninth and tenth century in two parts / Translated from the original Icelandic. And illustrated with some notes, by Grimr Johnson Thorkelin.

John Nichols

Images from the collections

Images by John Nichols

Works from the collections

Britannia: or, a chorographical description of the flourishing kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the islands adjacent; from the earliest antiquity / Translated from the edition published by the author in MCDVII. Enlarged by the latest discoveries, by Richard Gough.

Curialia miscellanea, or anecdotes of old times; regal, noble, gentilitial, and miscellaneous: including authentic anecdotes of the royal household. And the manners and customs of the court, at an early period of the English history / By Samuel Pegge.

The works of William Hogarth, from the original plates restored by James Heath ... with the addition of many subjects not before collected: to which are prefixed, a biographical essay on the genius and productions of Hogarth, and explanations of the subjects of the plates / by John Nichols.

Fragments of English and Irish history in the ninth and tenth century in two parts / Translated from the original Icelandic. And illustrated with some notes, by Grimr Johnson Thorkelin.

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