Shelfmark
Icc1.5.16
Author
Title
Old Saint Paul's : a tale of the plague and the fire / by William Harrison Ainsworth, Esq. ... ; with illustrations by John Franklin and H. K. Browne.
Edition
New edition.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Parry, Blenkarn & Co., Leadenhall Street, 1847.
Physical description
[20] p., [22] leaves of plates : ill. (engravings) ; 23 cm.
Note
Publisher's sample book featuring the plates, title-page and a chapter of the book to gain pre-orders from booksellers.
Note
Original red cloth with lettering and decoration stamped in gold on boards.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of ECL with ms. inscription recording donation: "Presented by Michael Meredith, 1997".
Copy-specific note
Ms. note on front pastedown in Michael Meredith's hand.
Copy-specific note
Ms. note on front endpaper by the original salesman about the cost of the book.
Genre/Form
Books printed as advertisements.
Added entry--name
Meredith, Michael, 1936 - ? donor.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Parry, Blenkarn & Co. publisher.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B27475