Shelfmark
Iaa3.2.07
Author
Title
Sketches in London / by James Grant ... ; with twenty-four humorous illustrations, by "Phiz," and others.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : W. S. Orr & Co., Paternoster Row, MDCCCXXXVIII [1838]
Physical description
viii, 408 p., [24] leaves of plates : ill. (engravings) ; 22 cm.
Note
Phiz is a pseudonym of Hablot Knight Browne.
Note
With additional engraved title-page.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton College School Library recording donation: "Major General Villiers Hatton" (typed).
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Villiers Hatton.
Provenance
Ms. bookseller's notes, codes, and prices in pencil.
Provenance
Ms. inscription: "John T. Beer, [?]Rock-Ferry".
Provenance
Ms. title of the fore-edge painting in John T. Beer's hand on back pastedown.
Binding
19th century brown calf half-binding with marbled paper boards, gilt tooling on spine, and gilt on red leather lettering piece on spine ; bound by G. Nall, Printer &c., Leek (binder's ticket on front pastedown) ; fore-edge painting signed by John T. Beer.
Copy-specific note
Ms. previous shelfmarks in pencil.
Subject
London
Added entry--name
Beer, John T. (John Thomas), ca. 1826 - 1903 former owner.
Added entry--name
Hatton, Villiers, 1852 - 1914 former owner.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Orr & Compy publisher.
Added entry--name
G. Nall (Firm) binder.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B26906