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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
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Ref NoMS 30/2/334
TitleCharles Dilly to James Beattie from London
Date21 December 1779
Extent1 Item
Administrative HistoryCharles Dilly [1739-1807] Bookseller in The Poultry, London, with his brother Edward [see Edward Dilly for more info]
DescriptionHas fixed on figure of Socrates composing music while in prison for a cut for Essay on Poetry and Music, etc., as described on p. 146 of third edition. By Angelika Kaufman, to be engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi. This will delay publication till February or March, but should increase demand for book.
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