Shelfmark
Fn.2.01 - Fn.2.02
Author
Title
The history of the abbey church of St. Peter's Westminster, its antiquities and monuments. : In two volumes.
Varying form of title
Added title page title: History of St. Peter's Westminster.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London: : Printed for R. Ackermann, 101, Strand, by L. Harrison and J. C. Leigh, 373, Strand., M.DCCC.XII. [1812]
Physical description
2 v. : ill. (some col.), plan, port. ; 33 cm. (4to)
Note
Text by William Combe.
Note
Half-title: The history of St. Peter's Westminster.
Note
After the unnumbered frontispiece portrait of the author, the plates are numbered 1-63; most are hand-coloured aquatints.
Note
Includes illustrations signed: A. Pugin.
Note
"Arrangement of the plates.": [2] p. bound in v. 1.
Note
Vol. 1: xviii, [2], 330, [6] p., [3] leaves of plates -- Vol. 2: [4], 275, [5] p., [62] leaves of plates.
Note
"List of subscribers.": p. [vii]-xiii in v. 1.
Citation/references note
Abbey, J.R. Scenery, 213
Provenance
Armorial bookplate (spade-shield style) of Cuthbert Kirkham.
Provenance
Etched bookplate of C. J. M. Adie with views of Eton College School Yard and Trinity College, Cambridge, i.e. Clement James Mellish Adie, at Trinity College, Cambridge, 1895-1898 (MA, 1906); assistant master at Eton, 1905-1933.
Binding
19th century diced russia; borders of blind-tooled palmettes within gold-tooled fillets and swags; rebacked in 20th century gold-tooled goatskin; marbled endleaves; marbled edges.
Copy-specific note
Previously Cq.1.2.06 - Cq.1.2.07.
Subject
Subject
Subject
Aquatint 19th century.
Added entry--name
Harrison, L. printer.
Added entry--name
Leigh, J. C. printer.
Added entry--name
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764 - 1834 publisher.
Added entry--name
Pugin, Augustus, 1762 - 1832 illustrator.
Added entry--name
Harrison, L. printer.
Added entry--name
Adie, C. J. M. (Clement James Mellish), 1876 - 1954 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B41239