Shelfmark
Gi.3.15
Author
Title
Ancient topography of London; containing not only views of buildings, which in many instances no longer exist, and for the most part were never before published; but some account of places and customs either unknown, or overlooked by the London historians. By John Thomas Smith..
Varying form of title
Added title page title: Topography of London
Publication, distribution, etc.
London: : Printed by J. McCreery, Black-Horse Court; published and sold by the proprietor, John Thomas Smith, ...sold likewise by messrs, John and Arthur Arch, Cornhill; Boydell and Co. Cheapside; [and 7 others in London]; and Mr. Upham, Bath., 1815..
Physical description
[6], 82, 8 p., [37], XIII leaves of plates : ill., plans ; 35 cm.
Note
Added coloured engraved title-page: Topography of London, drawn and etched by I.T. Smith, intended as an additional accompaniment to the celebrated work of Pennant..
Note
Final 8 p., XIII leaves of plates constitute: "Particulars of the Church of St. Martin Outwich, in London" (caption title p.[1]).
Provenance
Ex dono label of Joseph Frederick Burrell, dated 1983, on front pastedown.
Binding
?19th-century quarter-bound green marbled paper and dark green morocco over mill/pasteboards. Covers decorated with gilt fillets to separate paper from leather. Spine with five raised bands, decorated with gilt tools, fillets, rolls and titling ("Ancient topography of London"; "By Smith"; "1815"). Textblock trimmed and marbled. Endpapers of marbled (pastedowns and facing flyleaves) and undecorated paper; two flyleaves at both ends of the textblock.
Copy-specific note
Lacks last 8 pages.
Copy-specific note
Bookseller's ms. notes on first front flyleaf verso.
Subject
Etching, British.
Subject
London (England) Description and travel.
Subject
London (England) Buildings, structures, etc.
Subject
London (England) History.
Added entry--name
McCreery, John, 1768 - 1832 printer.
Added entry--name
Smith, John Thomas, 1766 - 1833 publisher, bookseller.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Burrell, Joseph Frederick, 1909 - 1983 former owner.
Added entry--name
John and Arthur Arch bookseller.
Added entry--name
John and Josiah Boydell (Firm) bookseller.
Added entry--place
England Bath.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B51158