Shelfmark
Hb.4.25(01)-Hb.4.25(02)
Additional shelfmark
[Another copy:] Hb.4.26-Hb.4.27
Author
Title
An history of the River Thames.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : printed by W. Bulmer and Co. for John and Josiah Boydell, 1794.
Physical description
2v. (xiv, [2], 312 ; [4], 294 p.), leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., maps; 42 cm, Fo.
Note
Volume 2 is dated 1796.
Note
The text is by William Combe.
Note
Aquatints from drawings by J. Farington, engraved by J.C. Stadler.
Citation/references note
ESCT,
Provenance
[Hb.4.25(01)-(02)] Bookplate of Lewis Vernon Harcourt.
Binding
[Hb.4.25(01)-(02)] 19th century green half calf ; green and gold marbled paper covered boards and endpapers ; five raised bands ; gilt lettering on spine ; previous late 18th/early 19th century brown leather binding spine coverings bound at end of text.
Binding
[Hb.4.26-27] 19th century brown morocco half-binding with brown marbled paper covered boards and endpapers, blind tooled borders on boards, gilt lettering and tooling on spine, five raised bands.
Copy-specific note
[Hb.4.25(01)-(02), Hb.4.26-27] ?Hand-coloured plates.
Copy-specific note
[Hb.4.25(01)-(02)], Hb.4.26-27] Ms. previous shelfmarks.
Copy-specific note
[Hb.4.25(01)-(02)] Ms. note in pencil on front endpaper.
Subject
Subject
Aquatint
Subject
Thames England.
Added entry--name
Harcourt, Lewis Vernon (), 1863 - 1922 former owner.
Added entry--name
Boydell, John, 1719 - 1804 printer.
Added entry--name
Boydell, Josiah, 1752 - 1817 printer.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B29374