Accession number
PML 145651-53
Published
London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, [1808-11?]
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Text of v. 1-2 attributed to W.H. Pyne, v. 3 written by William Combe.
Illustrated wood engraved t.p.'s.
Includes index.
Half-title: The microcosm of London; or, London in miniature.
Engraved dedication signed by R. Ackermann, publisher of the work.
Plates numbered 1-104, omitting wood engraved t.p.'s and engraved dedication leaves.
"L. Harrison, Printer, 373, Strand."--Colophon, v. 1; "Harrison and Rutter, Printers, 373, Strand."--Colophon, v. 2 & 3.
Illustrated with 104 aquatints, hand colored as issued, and signed "Rowlandson & Pugin, delt. et sculpt." at lower left, with the name of aquatint etcher at right.
Originally issued in 26 monthly parts.
Includes index.
Vol. 1: iv, 231 p., 32 leaves of plates; v. 2: vi, 239 p., 32 [i.e. 33-64] leaves of plates; v. 3: iv, 280, [6] p., 40 [i.e. 65-104] leaves of plates.
Library's copy is an early impression, with 1806 and 1807 watermarks and the contents page in v. 1 headed simply "Contents"; plates 1, 3, 5, 28, and 39 are discernable as the 2nd state, and plate 91 is the 3rd state. Cf Abbey.
Illustrated wood engraved t.p.'s.
Includes index.
Half-title: The microcosm of London; or, London in miniature.
Engraved dedication signed by R. Ackermann, publisher of the work.
Plates numbered 1-104, omitting wood engraved t.p.'s and engraved dedication leaves.
"L. Harrison, Printer, 373, Strand."--Colophon, v. 1; "Harrison and Rutter, Printers, 373, Strand."--Colophon, v. 2 & 3.
Illustrated with 104 aquatints, hand colored as issued, and signed "Rowlandson & Pugin, delt. et sculpt." at lower left, with the name of aquatint etcher at right.
Originally issued in 26 monthly parts.
Includes index.
Vol. 1: iv, 231 p., 32 leaves of plates; v. 2: vi, 239 p., 32 [i.e. 33-64] leaves of plates; v. 3: iv, 280, [6] p., 40 [i.e. 65-104] leaves of plates.
Library's copy is an early impression, with 1806 and 1807 watermarks and the contents page in v. 1 headed simply "Contents"; plates 1, 3, 5, 28, and 39 are discernable as the 2nd state, and plate 91 is the 3rd state. Cf Abbey.
Description
3 v., 104 leaves of plates : col. ill. (aquatint) ; 35 cm
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of former owner, reading "Bibliotek TID 0"; from the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Binding
1/2 contemporary calf.
Classification
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