Antiquarian and topographical cabinet, . containing a series of elegant views of the most interesting objects of curiosity in Great Britain. Accompanied with letter-press descriptions.
James Sargant Storer (Cambridge 1771 - London 1853)
Category
Books
Date
1807
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3079131.1
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.1-2 bound in 1 v., plates . 12mo.. manuscript pencil inscription on vol. 1 front pastedown: "10 vols. bound in 5. Large paper £16.16". Vol. 2 main title page dated 1808, with imprint "Published ... by W. Clarke, ... J. Carpenter, ... and Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, ... Coe, printer ... ". Provenance: Bookplate: George Harry Grey (1765-1845) after 1819; anonymous armorial. Not in Franks or Viner.. Binding: green morocco binding; board has blind- and gilt-tooled border, and blind-tooled panel; blind roll pattern on board edge and turn-in; blind- and gilt-tooled spine, with gilt title ("Antiquarian cabinet") and vol. no. All edges gilt.
Makers and roles
James Sargant Storer (Cambridge 1771 - London 1853) John Greig (fl.1800 - 1853)