Gog and Magog by Frederick William Fairholt

His principal works are Tobacco, its History and Association (1859) Gog and Magog (1860) Up the Nile and Home Again (1862) many articles and serials contributed to the Art Journal, some of which were afterwards separately published, as Costume in England (1846) and Dictionary of Terms in Art (1854). He published an edition of the dramatic works of John Lyly in 1858. In 1844, he was elected fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. Several works on civic pageantry and some collections of ancient unpublished songs and dialogues were edited by him for the Percy Society in 1842. His life was one of almost uninterrupted quiet labour, carried on until within a few days of death. Pen and ink copies made by him of figures from William Hogarth's plates led to his being employed by Charles Knight on several of his illustrated publications.įairholt's first published literary work was a contribution to Hone's Year-Book in 1831. He then worked as a drawing-master and later as a scene-painter. His father, who was of a German family (the name was originally Fahrholz), was a tobacco manufacturer, and Frederick was at first employed in the business. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.'A Smoking Club' - one of Fairholt's illustrations in Tobacco, its History and Associationįrederick William Fairholt (1814 – 3 April 1866) was an English antiquary and wood-engraver.

With An Account Of Other Civic Giants, At Home And Abroad Gog And Magog: The Giants In Guildhall Their Real And Legendary History. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. Have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, Or were introduced by the scanning process. that were either part of the original artifact, Such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. This book may have occasional imperfections This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.

Gog and Magog by Frederick William Fairholt