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.
John Bigland (1750-1832)
Category
Books
Date
1801 - 1816
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Belton House, Lincolnshire
NT 3054284
Summary
Bibliographic description
17v. in 25, plates . ill.. . 8vo.. Provenance: Bookplates: Belton House (earl's coronet & crests). Old Belton pressmarks on flyleaves: q/7, q/8.. Binding: Calf, double gilt rules (nineteenth-century) Spines gilt. Vols. 1-9 lettered with correct volume numbers; 10 i-iii & cont., iv lettered as 10-12, 12 ii, 13; 11-17i-ii lettered as 14-24. All in book-shoes (boards detached) except v.4, 10 pt. 3 continuation (lettered 12 ii), 13 pt. 2 and 14.
Makers and roles
John Bigland (1750-1832) Edward Wedlake Brayley (1773 - 1854) James Norris Brewer (fl.1799-1829) John Britton (Kington St Michael 1771 – London 1857) John Evans (fl.1812) The Reverend John Hodgson, MRSL (1779-1845) Francis C. Laird Joseph Nightingale (1775-1824) Thomas Rees (1777-1864) Frederic Shoberl (1775-1853)