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Relics of Antiquity; or, Remains of Ancient Structures, with other Vestiges of Early Times, in Great Britain. Accompanied with descriptive sketches
by [HAWKSWORTH J. Miss]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: New Bond Street; Pall Mall; etc: Published for the Proprietors, By W. Clarke; A. Molteno; C. Chapple; etc, 1811. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. PROUT Samuel. HAWKSWORTH J Miss. SMITH John Thomas 1766-1833. WAYES Edward 1763-1804. etc . UNCOMMON 1811, With 48 large India Proof plates VG, First & only edition, folio. Pp [iv], 52, 48 plates (India proofs laid down). Contemporary maroon long grained morocco, gilt edge tooling. Spine, worn, gilt tooling & titles, edges bumped. Internally, marbled endpapers, some foxing but not to plates, else very good, plates dated 1810 & 11, title & text leaves watermarked 1805 E & P. Bookplate to fpd (Frances Mary Richardson CURRER 1785-1861, important book collector), ink note to ffep. Uncommon, only 5 copies have ever appeared at auction. (342*236 mm). (Halkett and Laing). Most of the views are drawn by Samuell Prout; others by James Storer, Edward Dayes, etc. Most etchings by Miss Hawksworth, with some by professionals, J. Thompson, John Greig, etc. Welsh plates are:- "Remains of Tudor Hall" - Isle of Anglesea; "Ancient sculptured Stones" - Brecknockshire; "Ancient sculptured Stones" - Glamorganshire; and from Shropshire close to the border, "West Gate, Bridgenorth" & "Bridgenorth Castle". As mentioned in the description, this has the bookplate and is from the library of Frances Mary Richardson Currer (1785-1861). She was a great book collector who continually added to her collection and found it necessary to have the collection catalogued. It is a model catalogue of a private library, and is now rare and much sought after. Dibdin refers to her as being "at the head of all female collectors in Europe". The principal part of her library was sold by Messrs. Sotheby in August 1862. The books contain an heraldic bookplate, and are generally noticeable for their fine condition. Plates by Miss Hawksworth, J. Tyret, J. Tidd, Francess Hawksworth, J. Thompson, J. Greig, J. Tyrer, Tyrell, Tyndall, Lydekker, J. Lambert, J. Rowe, J. Smith, N. Rowe, and R. Thorpe; after S. Prout, J. Storer, E. Dayes, J. Smith, L. Smith, Revd. C. Turner, I. Dean, J. Norton, and Revd. T. Horner.
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- Madoc Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007857
- Title
- Relics of Antiquity; or, Remains of Ancient Structures, with other Vestiges of Early Times, in Great Britain. Accompanied with descriptive sketches
- Author
- [HAWKSWORTH J. Miss]
- Illustrator
- PROUT Samuel. HAWKSWORTH J Miss. SMITH John Thomas 1766-1833. WAYES Edward 1763-1804. etc
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Published for the Proprietors, By W. Clarke; A. Molteno; C. Chapple; etc
- Place of Publication
- London: New Bond Street; Pall Mall; etc
- Date Published
- 1811
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
- Weight
- 3.31 lbs
- Keywords
- Architecture illustrated history castles
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture; History;
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Llandudno, Conwy
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We are close to the beach and the wonderful Snowdonia National Park. Dealing in Fine & Rare Antiquarian books in the heart of North Wales. We have a general stock of rare books, which include, but are not limited to: history, topography, private press and items with a Welsh interest.
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