Shelfmark
Ie9.5.01 (Copy 1)
Additional shelfmark
Ie9.5.02 (Copy 2)
Additional shelfmark
Ie8.2.01 (Copy 3)
Author
Title
The history of the colleges of Winchester, Eton, and Westminster; with the Charter-house, the schools of St. Paul's, Merchant Taylors, Harrow, and Rugby, and the Free-school of Christ's Hospital.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Printed for and published by R. Ackermann, 101, Strand. L. Harrison, printer, 373, Strand, M.DCCC.XVI [1816]
Physical description
vi, 56, 72, 27, 32, 34, 22, 40, 34, 43, [3] p., [24] leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 35-43 cm.
Note
All illustrations are coloured aquatints.
Note
Issued in 12 monthly parts, 1816-17.
Note
List of subscribers: p. [v]-vi at beginning.
Note
Plates by W. Westall, F. Mackenzie, A. Pugin, and T. Uwins.
Note
Text by W. Combe, with the exception of Winchester (by W.S. Goddard); Harrow (by H.J.T. Drury); and Rugby (by T. Reynolds).
Note
For a discussion of the authorship, see J. Ford in "The library", 6th ser., 6 (1984), 61-71.
Provenance
[Copy 1] Bookplate of Eton College Library recording donation from The Earl of Essex, with ms. date of Dec. 1922.
Provenance
[Copy 2] Bookplate & ms. inscription of Benjamin Gold? Armby House. Bookplate of Lewis Vernon Harcourt. Eton College Library stamp and bookplate.
Provenance
[Copy 3] Stamp of manley Sims Eton collection and Eton College on title page. 20th-century black bookplate of Eton College Library, undated, with college crest and initials "RS" (Reynolds Stone) on front flyleaf.
Binding
[Copy 1] 19th-century light brown leather; gilt double rule border within triple fillet frame, gilt devices within corners of border; gilt edges; 5 raised bands; title, and place and date of publication stamped in gold on spine; two motifs, 4 fleurons, and a crown and intertwined X and S stamped in gold on spine; rebacked with original spine retained.
Binding
[Copy 2] 19th-century teal calf half-binding; boards covered in marbled paper; marbled edges; gilt top-edge; marbled endpapers; five raised bands on spine; title and publisher stamped in gold on spine.
Binding
[Copy 3] 20th-century blue morocco over ?millboards. Covers decorated with gilt fillets to form a border and Eton College coat of arms as centrepiece; gilt rolls on board edges and turn-ins. Spine with five raised bands, decorated with gilt fillets, tools and titling. Textblock trimmed. Endpapers of marbled (lining papers) and undecorated paper; two flyleaves at both ends of the textblock.
Subject
Private schools History England.
Subject
Endowed public schools (Great Britain) History 19th century.
Added entry--name
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764 - 1834 publisher.
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Harrison, L. printer.
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Westall, William, 1781 - 1850 illustrator.
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Mackenzie, Frederick, 1787 or 8 - 1854 illustrator.
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Pugin, Augustus, 1762 - 1832 illustrator.
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Uwins, Thomas, 1782 - 1857 illustrator.
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Harcourt, Lewis Vernon (), 1863 - 1922 Viscount, former owner.
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Goddard, William Stanley joint author.
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Drury, Henry Joseph Thomas, 1778 - 1841 joint author.
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Reynolds, T. joint author.
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Eton College associated name.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B18746