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Commendatory Verses: The Rise of the Art of Puffing by Franklin B. Williams, Jr.

Printers and Stationers in the Parish of St. Giles Cripplegate 1561-1640 by William E. Miller

Today's Shakespeare Texts, and Tomorrow's by Fredson Bowers

Thackeray's Contributions to Fraser's Magazine by Edward M. White

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Notes

The Costs of Mathew Carey's Printing Equipment by Rollo G. Silver

Press Figures in America: Some Preliminary Observations by G. Thomas Tanselle

The Spoils of Poynton: Revisions and Editions by S. P. Rosenbaum

THE DATE OF Cocke Lorelles Bote by Paul R. Baumgartner

Wyatt and the Several Editions of The Court of Venus by Charles A. Huttar

The Printing of Greenes Groatsworth of Witte and Kind-Harts Dreame by Sidney Thomas

Reappearing Types as Bibliographical Evidence by Robert K. Turner, Jr.

Wither and the Stationers by Norman E. Carlson

Identification of New York Public Library Manuscript "Suckling Collection" and of Huntington Manuscript 198 by C. M. Armitage

Two Scenes by Addison in Steele's Tender Husband by Shirley Strum Kenny

A Coleridge-Wordsworth Manuscript and "Sarah Hutchinson's Poets" by R. S. Woof

The Date of Blake's Pickering Manuscript or The Way of a Poet with Paper by G. E. Bentley, Jr.

Arithmetic Colophons in Nineteenth-Century Books by William B. Todd

The Writer's Best Solace: Textual Revisions in Ellen Glasgow's The Past by R. H. W. Dillard

A SELECTIVE CHECK LIST OF BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR 1964

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Thackeray's Contributions to Fraser's

Four of the following items are listed as doubtful: "A Word on the Annuals," December, 1837; "Horae Catnachianae," April, 1839; "William Ainsworth and Jack Sheppard," February, 1840; and "Mr. Thackeray in the United States," January, 1853. The degree of doubt is noted under each entry, but the four are included in this list because significant (if not conclusive) evidence points to Thackeray in each case.

Under each entry is noted the evidence for the attribution, and the location of the piece (if collected) in the most accessible collected edition, The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray, with biographical introductions by Lady Ritchie, Centenary Biographical edition, 26 vols. (Smith, Elder, & Co., London, 1910-1911), called below Works. Nine contributions were not printed in that edition, but were included in The Works of Thackeray, Barry Furniss Centenary edition [ed. Lewis Benjamin], 20 vols. (Macmillan & Co., London, 1911), called below Furniss ed. Four of the articles below have not been reprinted.

The evidence, unless otherwise noted, consists of references to Gordon N. Ray's edition of The Letters, signature by known pseudonyms of Thackeray, or publication in editions of which Thackeray approved (as the Paris Sketch Book of 1840, or the Miscellanies of 1855).

1834 May (ix, 617-18) Il était un Roi d'Yvetot. [Rewritten as "This King of Brentford" for George Cruikshank's Omnibus, No. 8, 1841, and included in Paris Sketch Book (1840) and Miscellanies (1855), vol. 1.] Works, XV, 21-29.
1837 November (xvi, 644-649) The Yellowplush Correspondence. Fashnable Fax and Polite Annygoats. By Charles Yellowplush, Esq. [See Letters, I, 348.] Works, XXV, 63-73.

[?] December (xvi, 757-763) A Word on the Annuals. Works, XXV, 74-86. [The only evidence consists of a footnote, p. 760, to "Our friend Mr. Yellowplush" who "has made inquiries" about authorship of one of the tales in the Keepsake. One would like to accept this review as Thackeray's, as have all previous bibliographers,[27] for it is brilliant writing which expresses his known sentiments. And the "Yellowplush" correspondence, which began in November and was to continue monthly January-August in 1838, seems strangely absent from this December issue. However, it is altogether possible that the editor added the footnote to another writer's review — and other Fraser's contributors could write brilliantly — to remind his readers that more "Yellowplush" papers were to come. If we credit the above footnote, what are we to do with the one on the preceding page, which maintains that the author "obtained his intimate knowledge of Persian in a forty-three years' residence at Ispahan"? Thus, tempting as it is to assign this article to Thackeray, it must remain doubtful.]
1838 January (xvii, 39-49) The Yellowplush Correspondence. No. II. Miss Shum's Husband. Works, V, 2-25.
January (xvii, 79-92) Our Batch of Novels for Christmas, 1837. Furniss ed., VIII, 26-48. [Thackeray wrote sections i, ii, and iii of this series of brief notices: Mrs. Trollope's The Vicar of Wrexhill, Bulwer Lytton's Ernest Maltravers, and L. E. Landon's Ethel Churchill. The other sections of the article are by another hand. See Letters, I, 514.]
February (xvii, 243-250) The Yellowplush Correspondence. No. III. Dimond Cut Dimond. Works, V, 26-41.
March (xvii, 279-290) Half-a-Crown's Worth of Cheap Knowledge. Furniss ed., VIII, 75-94. [See Letters, I, 407, 515.]
March (xvii, 353-359) The Yellowplush Correspondence. No. IV. Skimmings from "The Dairy of George IV." Works, V, 137-150.
April (xvii, 404-408) The Yellowplush Correspondence. No. V. Foring Parts. Works, V, 42-52.
May (xvii, 577-579) Four German Ditties. Works, XV, 165-170. [Included in the Miscellanies (1855), vol. I.]
May (xvii, 616-627) The Yellowplush Correspondence. No. VI. Mr. Deuceace at Paris. Works, V, 53-77.
June (xvii, 734-741) The Yellowplush Correspondence. Mr. Deuceace at Paris. No. II. Works, V, 78-95.
June (xvii, 758-764) Strictures on Pictures. A Letter from Michael Angelo Titmarsh, Esq. Works, XXV, 111-124.
July (xviii, 59-71) The Yellowplush Correspondence. The End of Mr. Deuceace's History. Works, V, 96-124.
August (xviii, 195-200) The Yellowplush Correspondence. Mr. Yellowplush's Ajew. Works, V, 125-136.

December (xviii, 687-693) The Painter's Bargain. Communicated by Michael Angelo Titmarsh, Esq. Works, XXII, 66-81.
1839 January (xix, 57-67) Our Annual Execution. Furniss ed., VIII, 182-201. [Two ballads from this review of "The Keepsake" for 1839 and other similar annuals are reprinted in Miscellanies, 1855 ("The Battle-Axe Polacca" and "The Almack's Adieu").]
[?] April (xix, 407-424) Horae Catnachianae. Not reprinted. [This review of popular ballads opens with the explanation that it is the sequel to "Half-a-Crown's Worth of Cheap Knowledge" (March, 1838). It also includes a reference to "our friend Mr. Yellowplush's" opinions (p. 416). The attribution is probable, but still open to doubt.]
May (xix, 604-617) Catherine: A Story. By Ikey Solomons, Esq. Junior. Works, XXIV. [See Letters, I, 407, 408, 412.]
June (xix, 694-709) Catherine: A Story. (Cont.)
June (xix, 743-750) A Second Lecture on the Fine Arts, By Michael Angelo Titmarsh, Esq. Works, XXV, 161-176.
July (xx, 98-112) Catherine: A Story. (Cont.)
August (xx, 224-232) Catherine: A Story. (Cont.)
October (xx, 447-459) The French Plutarch. No. 1, Cartouche; No. 2, Poinsinet. Works, XXII, 82-94, 201-215. [Included in Paris Sketch Book, 1840.]
November (xx, 531-548) Catherine: A Story. (Cont.)
December (xx, 679-688) On the French School of Painting. Works, XXII, 45-65. [Signed "M. A. T." Included in Paris Sketch Book, 1840.]
December (xx, 715-727) The Great Cossack Epic of Demetrius Rigmarolovicz. Translated by a Lady. Works, XV, 91-114. [This ballad is retitled "The Legend of St. Sophia of Kioff" in Miscellanies, 1855. See Letters, I, 408; IV, 32.]
1840 January (xxi, 71-80) Epistles to the Literati. No. XIII. Ch-----s Y-ll-wpl-sh Esq. to Sir Edward Lytton Bulwer, Bart. Works, V, 151-170.
January (xxi, 106-115) Catherine: A Story. (Cont.)
February (xxi, 200-212) Catherine: A Story. (Concl.)
[?] February (xxi, 227-245) William Ainsworth and Jack Sheppard. Not Reprinted. [Although Thrall, p. 255, presents persuasive internal evidence, supported by her unexcelled knowledge of the opinions of the staff of Fraser's, this review remains the most doubtful item on this list.]
March (xxi, 332-345) Epistles to the Literati. No. XIV. On French Criticism of the English, and Notably in the Affair of the Vengeur. By Nelson Tattersall Lee Scupper, Esq., Late Ensign in Her Majesty's Horse-Marine, to - - - - - Labédollière, Esq. Not reprinted. [This defense of Carlyle's true account of the sinking of the Vengeur was first attributed to Thackeray by Gordon N. Ray
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(Letters, I, cvii) who quotes a fragment of a letter to James Fraser as evidence. This is its first appearance in any bibliography.]
June (xxi, 677-689) A Shabby Genteel Story. Works, XVIII. [See Letters, I, 469, 488.]
June (xxi, 720-732) A Pictorial Rhapsody By Michael Angelo Titmarsh. Works, XXV, 177-202. [See Letters, I, 450.]
July (xxii, 90-101) A Shabby Genteel Story. (Cont.)
July (xxii, 112-124) A Pictorial Rhapsody: Concluded. And Followed by a Remarkable Statement of Facts by Mrs. Barbara. Works, XXV, 203-226.
August (xxii, 150-158) Going to See a Man Hanged. Works, XXVI, 417-434. [Signed "W. M. T." See Letters, I, 453.]
August (xxii, 226-237) A Shabby Genteel Story. (Cont.)
October (xxii, 399-414) A Shabby Genteel Story. (Concl.)
1841 June (xxiii, 710-725) Memorials of Gourmandising. By M. A. Titmarsh. Works, XXV, 392-421. [See Letters, II, 281.]
July (xxiv, 98-111) On Men and Pictures. À propos of a Walk in the Louvre. Paris, June, 1841. Works, XXV, 238-264. [Signed "M. A. T." See Letters, II, 19.]
August (xxiv, 208-217) Men and Coats. Works, XXV, 422-441. [A "blushing white satin skirt" calls the author "horrid Mr. Titmarsh." See also Letters, II, 33.]
September (xxiv, 324-343) The History of Samuel Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty Diamond. Edited and Illustrated by Sam's Cousin, Michael Angelo. Works, VI.
September (xxiv, 352-358) Notes on the North What-d'ye-callem Election. Being the Personal Narrative of Napoleon Putnam Wiggins, of Passimaquoddy. Not reprinted. [See Letters, II, 27, 30, 33. Only Gulliver and Elwin have listed this parody of Nathaniel P. Willis, based on Thackeray's experiences in June and July, 1841.]
October (xxiv, 389-399) The History of Samuel Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty Diamond. (Cont.)
October (xxiv, 413-427) Notes on the North What-d'ye-callem Election. (Concl.)
November (xxiv, 594-611) The History of Samuel Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty Diamond. (Cont.)
December (xxiv, 717-734) The History of Samuel Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty Diamond. (Concl.)
1842 March (xxv, 342-352) Dickens in France. Works, XXVI, 500-520. [See Letters, II, 41, 45.]
June (xxv, 707-721) Fitz-Boodle's Confessions. Works, XXIV, 197-220. [See Letters, II, 54.]
July (xxvi, 43-60) Professions By George Fitz-Boodle. Being Appeals to the Unemployed Younger Sons of the Nobility. Works, XXIV, 258-285.

October (xxvi, 395-405) Fitz-Boodle's Confessions. Miss Löwe. Works, XXVI, 365-388.
1843 January (xxvii, 76-84) Confessions of George Fitz-Boodle. Dorothea. Works, XXIV, 221-235.
February (xxvii, 214-224) Confessions of George Fitz-Boodle. Ottilia. Works, XXIV, 236-257.
March (xxvii, 349-361) Confessions of George Fitz-Boodle. Men's Wives. [I.] Mr. and Mrs. Frank Berry. Works, V, 306-331.
April (xxvii, 465-475) Confessions of George Fitz-Boodle. Men's Wives. II. The Ravenswing. Works, V, 173-194.
May (xxvii, 597-608) Men's Wives. By George Fitz-Boodle. II. The Ravenswing. (Cont.) Works, V, 195-218.
June (xxvii, 723-733) Men's Wives. By George Fitz-Boodle. II. The Ravenswing. (Cont.) Works, V, 219-238.
August (xxviii, 188-205) Men's Wives. By George Fitz-Boodle. II. The Ravenswing. (Cont.) Works, V, 239-272.
September (xxviii, 321-337) Men's Wives. By George Fitz-Boodle. II. The Ravenswing. (Concl.) Works, V, 273-305.
September (xxviii, 349-362) Jerome Paturot. With Considerations on Novels in General — In a Letter from M. A. Titmarsh. Works, XXV, 268-284.
October (xxviii, 413-425) Bluebeard's Ghost. By M. A. Titmarsh. Works, XXVI, 389-414.
October (xxviii, 494-504) Men's Wives. By George Fitz-Boodle. III. Dennis Haggarty's Wife. Works, V, 332-352.
November (xxviii, 581-592) Men's Wives. By George Fitz-Boodle. IV. The ------'s [Executioner's] Wife. Furniss ed., X, 253-270.
December (xxviii, 702-712) Grant in Paris. By Fitz-Boodle. Furniss ed., VIII, 254-271.
1844 January (xxix, 35-51) The Luck of Barry Lyndon; A Romance of the Last Century. By Fitz-Boodle. Works, VII. (Revised.)
February (xxix, 153-169) A Box of Novels. By Michael Angelo Titmarsh. Furniss ed., VIII, 272-300. [A review of Tom Burke of 'Ours,' by Charles Lever; L. S. D., or, Accounts of Irish Heirs, by Samuel Lover; The Miser's Son. A Tale; The Burgomaster of Berlin, from the German of Willebald Alexis; A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. See Letters, II, 135, 137, 139.]
February (xxix, 187-202) The Luck of Barry Lyndon. (Cont.)
March (xxix, 318-330) The Luck of Barry Lyndon. (Cont.)
March (xxix, 361-363) Titmarsh's Carmen Lilliense. Works, XV, 115-119. [See Letters, II, 121, 143.]
April (xxix, 391-410) The Luck of Barry Lyndon. (Cont.)
May (xxix, 517-528) Little Travels and Road-side Sketches. By Titmarsh. I. From Richmond in Surrey to Brussels in Belgium. Works, XXII, 325-349.
May (xxix, 548-563) The Luck of Barry Lyndon. (Cont.)
June (xxix, 700-716) May Gambols; or, Titmarsh in the Picture-Galleries.
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Works, XXV, 285-316.
June (xxix, 723-738) The Luck of Barry Lyndon. (Cont.)
July (xxx, 93-108) The Luck of Barry Lyndon. (Cont.)
August (xxx, 227-242) The Luck of Barry Lyndon. (Cont.)
September (xxx, 353-364) The Luck of Barry Lyndon. (Cont.)
October (xxx, 465-471) Little Travels and Road-side Sketches. By Titmarsh. II. Ghent-Bruges. Works, XXII, 350-363.
November (xxx, 584-597) The Luck of Barry Lyndon. (Cont.)
December (xxx, 666-683) The Luck of Barry Lyndon. (Concl.)
1845 January (xxxi, 94-96) Little Travels and Road-side Sketches. By Titmarsh. III. Waterloo. Works, XXII, 364-370.
June (xxxi, 713-724) Picture Gossip: In a Letter from Michael Angelo Titmarsh. Works, XXV, 317-339. [See Letters, II, 191.]
November (xxxii, 584-593) Barmecide Banquets, with Joseph Bregion and Anne Miller. George Savage Fitz-Boodle, Esquire, to the Rev. Lionel Gaster. Furniss ed., X, 423-437.
December (xxxii, 744-748) About a Christmas Book. In a Letter from Michael Angelo Titmarsh. Furniss ed., VIII, 323-331.
1846 January (xxxiii, 120) Ronsard to His Mistress. Works, XV, 66-67. [Signed "Michael Angelo Titmarsh."]
March (xxxiii, 332-342) A Brother of the Press on the History of a Literary Man, Laman Blanchard, and the Chances of the Literary Profession. In a Letter to the Reverend Francis Sylvester at Rome, from M. A. Titmarsh, Esq. Works, XXV, 340-356. [See Letters, II, 230.]
April (xxxiii, 495-502) On Some Illustrated Children's Books. By Michael Angelo Titmarsh. Works, XXV, 357-372.
August (xxxiv, 237-245) Proposals for a Continuation of Ivanhoe. In a Letter to Monsieur Alexandre Dumas, by Monsieur Michael Angelo Titmarsh. Works, XIV, 109-175. (Revised and expanded.)
September (xxxiv, 359-367) Proposals for a Continuation of Ivanhoe. In a Letter to Monsieur Alexandre Dumas, by Monsieur Michael Angelo Titmarsh. (Concl.)
1847 January (xxxv, 111-126) A Grumble about the Christmas-Books. By Michael Angelo Titmarsh. Furniss ed., VIII, 364-390. [This review of nine Christmas books, including The Battle of Life by Dickens and Mrs. Perkins's Ball by "Titmarsh," seems to have been in some measure a collaboration with George Henry Lewes. In January, Lewes received £9/9 for "'Cayetano' (Agnes) & Titmarsh" from Fraser's.[28] Lewes could not have written the entire review, for, internal evidence aside, Agnes Lewis received from Fraser's £9/7 for fiction in the March issue of about the same length as the "Cayetano" tale in January's issue. (See also Letters, II, 264, for clear evidence of Thackeray's authorship.) Lewes must have contributed a paragraph or so to the "Titmarsh" review for the few shillings extra he received. But it is hard to say where
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these lines are: the article is unified throughout by the style and personality of "Titmarsh", which is nowhere more characteristic than in the single paragraph devoted to his own book. But Lewes could have imitated the "Titmarsh" style, and the most likely explanation is that he did so in response to some delicacy on Thackeray's part about speaking of his own work under the "Titmarsh" byline.]
1853 [?] January (xlvii, 100-103) Mr. Thackeray in the United States. To the Editor of Fraser's Magazine. [Signed "John Small."] Works, XXV, 457-463. [This brief article begins with some facetious remarks about Thackeray's reception in the United States, then gives a seven-paragraph parody of a New York newspaper description of his person and manners, and concludes with an excerpt from Thackeray's last lecture in New York (December 6, 1852) — highly complimentary to his hosts. Although the signature "John Small" is an unlikely pseudonym, it is hard to imagine anyone else writing the parody. The internal evidence, then, is very convincing, but, without external support, the authorship of the article must remain in doubt.][29]