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 3054285
Summary
Bibliographic description
17v. in 25, plates . ill.. . 8vo.. Imperfect: vols. 1-5,7-8,10ii-iii,iii contin.,iv,14,15ii,16,17i only. Vol. 16 lacks printed title page; v. 17i lacks all after p.314. Pencil note on pastedown of v.1: "18 vols in 25. Contemporary calf rebacked. Many hundred plates. Excellent sound set of first impression. See Lowndes page 139" and possible price "Alcc 49.00 net". Provenance: No ownership marks. Binding: Tree calf (early 19c.), rebacked. Many volumes with boards and spines detached or lacking (some boards wrapped separately on shelf adjacent). All except v. 1-2 in conservation tissue or wrappers.
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)