Antiquities of Great Britain : illustrated in views of monasteries, castles, and churches, now existing (v.2)
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Type of record: Book
Title: Antiquities of Great Britain : illustrated in views of monasteries, castles, and churches, now existing (v.2)
Classmark: BC Misc. Quartos HEA
Creator(s): Hearne, Thomas (1744-1817)
Additional creator(s): Byrne, William (1743-1805) (Other); Heath, James (1757-1834) (Other); Landseer. John (1769-1852) (Other); Middiman, Samuel (1750-1831) (Other); Medland, Thomas (Other); Sparrow, J T (Other); Lowry, Wilson (1762-1824) (Other)
Publisher: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand; Printed by J. Moyes, Greville Street
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1807
Language: English
Size and medium: 2 volumes, LI, XXXII leaves of plates
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/375457
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991017210319705181
Description
Printer statement from t.p. versos and colophons.
Added engraved full pictorial t.p. in v. I, dated 2 Feb. 1786, engraved by J. Heath and J. Landseer after T. Hearne.
Vol. I: [6] p., LI numbered leaves, [2] p., LI leaves of plates; v. II: [4] p., XXXII numbered leaves, XXXII leaves of plates.
Many numbered leaves with letterpress on both sides.
Plates dated between 1 Jan. 1778 and and 25 March 1786; mostly engraved by W. Byrne, S. Middiman, T. Medland, J. Sparrow, W. Lowry and some others after T. Hearne.
First published 1786-1807, with variant imprint; v. I title omits Byrne; cf. RLIN.
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