Shelfmark
Ib2.3.10
Author
Title
The beauties of England and Wales; or, Delineations, topographical, historical, and descriptive, of each county. / Embellished with engravings. By John Britton and Edward Wedlake Brayley.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Printed by Thomas Maiden, Sherbourne-Lane, for Venor & Hood & Sharpe; Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme; Cuthell & Martin; W. J. & J. Richardson; J. and A. Arch; J. Harris, and B. Crosby., 1801-1816.
Physical description
18 v. : ill., maps, plates ; 22 cm.
Note
Each volume in the series was issued in parts, in both large and small paper variants. This volume covers Cambridgeshire, Cheshire and Cornwall and was issued during 1801 and 1802.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Lewis Vernon Harcourt.
Provenance
Eton College Library ink stamp on title page verso.
Binding
19th century teal calf half-binding; boards covered in marbled paper; marbled endpapers; gilt top edge.
Copy-specific note
ECL posesses vol. 1 only.
Copy-specific note
ECL copy of vol. 1 imperfect: includes pp. [276] - 400 that deal with Buckinghamshire only. Volume number scraped off title page. Plates bound at end of volume.
Subject
Buckinghamshire (England) History.
Subject
Buckinghamshire (England) Description and travel.
Added entry--name
Crosby, B. (Benjamin) (Benjamin) publisher.
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Harris, John, 1667? - 1719 publisher.
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Maiden, Thomas printer.
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Harcourt, Lewis Vernon (), 1863 - 1922 former owner.
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W. J. and J. Richardson (Firm) publisher.
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John and Arthur Arch publisher.
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Cuthell and Martin publisher.
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Longman and Rees publisher.
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Vernor and Hood publisher.
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England London.
Identifier
B34733