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Shelfmark

Go.1.15 - Go.1.16

Title

A history of the University of Cambridge, its colleges, halls, and public buildings. In two volumes..

Publication, distribution, etc.

London: Printed for R. Ackermann, ... , by L. Harrison and J.C. Leigh, ... ., M.DCCC.XV. [1815]

Physical description

2 v. (xii, 296, [6] ; [4], 324, [10] p., [96] leaves (in toto) of plates) : col. ill., ports. ; 34 cm.

Note

Authorship ascribed to William Combe, in "Notes and Queries", 1869 (article by W. Papworth) and in the Dict. nat. biog., v. 11, p. 432, 434. The latter (v. 52, p. 147) also gives the work in the list of Frederic Shoberl's writing.

Note

Includes half-titles.

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Final leaf (v.2) lists arrangement of the plates in v. 1-2.

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With a list of subscribers.

Note

Plates by W. Westall, F. Mackenzie, A. Pugin and T. Uwins.

Provenance

Armorial bookplate of J.G.F. Lund with motto “vultus est index animi”, undated, on front pastedown.

Provenance

Ex libris label of Clement James Mellish Adie (1876-1954), chief Warden at Eton College, on rear pastedown.

Binding

19th-century quarter-bound blue morocco and blue cloth over millboards. Covers decorated with gilt fillets separating leather and cloth. Spine with five raised bands, decorated with gilt fillets, tools, and titling ("History of Cambridge University"; "Ackermann"; "Vol. [number]"; "1815"). Textblock trimmed. Endpapers of marbled (pastedowns and facing flyleaves) and undecorated paper; three flyleaves at both ends of the textblock.

Copy-specific note

Bookseller's brief pencil notes on endpapers.

Subject

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Combe, William, 1742 - 1823 attributed name.

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Leigh, J. C. printer.

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England London.

Language code

eng

Identifier

B50916
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