A critical review of the public buildings, statues, and ornaments, In and about London and Westminister. Originally written by - Ralphk, architect, and now reprinted with very large additions. The whole being digested into a six days tour, in which every thing worthy the attention of the judicious enquirer, is pointed out and described
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Type of record: Book
Title: A critical review of the public buildings, statues, and ornaments, In and about London and Westminister. Originally written by - Ralphk, architect, and now reprinted with very large additions. The whole being digested into a six days tour, in which every thing worthy the attention of the judicious enquirer, is pointed out and described
Other titles: Critical review of the publick buildings, statues, and ornaments in, and about London and Westminster
Classmark: Bedford Collection G007
Creator(s): Ralph, James (1762)
Additional creator(s): Ralph, Benjamin (Other); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019) (Former owner); Burleigh, C (Former owner); Mittford, J (Former owner)
Publisher: Printed for John Wallis, at Yorick's Head, Ludgate-Street
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1783
Language: English
Size and medium: xxxi,[1],209,[11]p
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/731862
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991019948897405181
Description
Generally attributed to James Ralph, sometimes ascribed to Benjamin Ralph.
With an index and two final advertisement leaves.
Indexed in: ESTC
Features
Leeds University Library copy at Bedford Collection G007: excerpt from nineteenth-century bookseller's catalogue pasted onto front flyleaf, no. 77 Brydall's Camera Regis; or shot view of London (1676), 4s.
Bindings
Leeds University Library copy at Bedford Collection G007: contemporary full calf, gold tooled edges.
Provenance
Leeds University Library copy at Bedford Collection G007: From the John Evan Bedford Library, gifted in 2019. Twenty-first-century pictorial bookplate on front pastedown: John Evan Bedford. Former reference: TPT/5. MS. inscription on front pastedown: C Burleigh 1789. MS inscription on front flyleaf:J[?] Mitford 1847 [possibly?? John Mitford (1781-1859)??]. Topographical and geographical MS. annotations cross-referencing other works on London in Mitford's hand and dated Oct 1848 on front flyleaves and page references to this work on rear flyleaf in same hand.
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