Accession number
PML 252709
Published
London : Goode Bros., Clerkenwell Green, [1859?].
Credit line
Bequest of Julia P. Wightman, 1994.
Notes
According to the publisher's address, the date range of publication should fall between 1859 and 1879 (see P.A.H. Brown's London publishers and printers, p. 74). However, the text for Queen Victoria's life seems to imply that her reign was still in the early stages, so the date of publication is given here as the first date in the range.
Title page, text, and illustrations engraved in stone; the text is in italic calligraphy.
"Entered at Stationers Hall"--Page [1].
Library's copy housed in green morocco solander box.
Title page, text, and illustrations engraved in stone; the text is in italic calligraphy.
"Entered at Stationers Hall"--Page [1].
Library's copy housed in green morocco solander box.
Description
[80] pages : illustrations, portraits (engravings) ; 35 mm
Provenance
From the library of Julia P. Wightman, with her bookplate.
Summary
The text gives brief summaries about rulers of England, starting with William the Conquerer and ending with Queen Victoria. The illustrations consist mainly of ports. of kings, queens and/or rulers, but there are also some London edifices depicted, important to the history of England and its rulers (e.g. Parliament, St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, etc.).
Binding
Purple wrappers printed in gilt.
Classification
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