History of British costume.
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
Category
Books
Date
1834
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 3185306
Summary
Bibliographic description
xx, 376 p. ; ill., ports. ; 12mo. Provenance: nineteenth century armorial bookplate with crest depicting a lion statant with tail extended and the Talbot motto "Prest d'accomplir" on front pastedown. Binding: nineteenth century publisher's binding in textured purple cloth; gilt tooled title "Library of Entertaining Knowledge. History of British costume" on spine; decorated white and green end-papers.
Makers and roles
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) James Robinson Planché (1796-1880)