A Collector Collected: Volume 71 - The Journals of William Upcott, 1803–1823

A Collector Collected presents the journals of bookseller, librarian and collector William Upcott (1779–1845). Chronicling Upcott's life and activities in London and the provinces, the diaries (1803–1823) offer a detailed, non-elite account of a London life and provide insights into collecting and cataloguing in the early nineteenth century.