▁of ▁E min ent ▁Pers ons , ▁which ▁was ▁begun ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 7 ▁and ▁completed ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁John ▁Bow yer ▁Nich ols ▁( 1 7 7 9 – 1 8 6 3 ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁A ne cdot es ▁and ▁the ▁Illustr ations ▁are ▁mines ▁of ▁valuable ▁information ▁on ▁the ▁authors , ▁printer s ▁and ▁books ellers ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁Nich ols ▁and ▁the ▁printing ▁of ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁( 1 7 6 7 – 8 3 ) ▁Nich ols ▁co - oper ated ▁with ▁Abraham ▁Far ley ▁in ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 8 3 ▁edition ▁of ▁Dom es day ▁Book , ▁which ▁he ▁called ▁in ▁his ▁Liter ary ▁A ne cdot es ▁" the ▁most ▁in valu able ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁most ▁ant ient ▁Record ▁in ▁this ▁or ▁any ▁other ▁kingdom ". ▁Between ▁Far ley ' s ▁appointment ▁as ▁co - editor ▁of ▁the ▁project ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 0 ▁and ▁the ▁final ▁publication ▁of ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁in ▁two ▁volumes ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 3 , ▁Nich ols ▁assist ed ▁Far ley ▁in ▁printing ▁and ▁proof - reading ▁the ▁text , ▁and ▁also ▁designed ▁the ▁special ▁" record ▁type " ▁type face ▁that ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁used . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁last ing ▁pride ▁to ▁him ; ▁he ▁would ▁later ▁say ▁" on ▁the ▁correct ness ▁and ▁the ▁beauty ▁of ▁this ▁important ▁Work ▁I ▁am ▁content ▁to ▁st