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The architectural antiquities of Great Britain : represented and illustrated in a series of views, elevations, plans, sections, and details, of various ancient English edifices: with historical and descriptive accounts of each / by John Britton.

Accession number
PML 145669-73
Creator
Britton, John, 1771-1857.
Published
London : Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme ..., 1807-26.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Added engraved t.p.'s.
Originally issued in parts.
Individual volumes include indices, with tables showing the placement of the plates bound in at the end of each.
Vol. 1: ii, [18], 16, 23, 34, 14, 6, 2, 6, [61] leaves of plates; v. 2: ii, 114, 6, [72] leaves of plates; v. 3: 6, 92, 6, [71] leaves of plates; v. 4: viii, 199, [1] (numbered as page 8), 4, 9-10, [75] leaves of plates; v. 5: xvi, 260, lxiv p., [86] leaves of plates.
Plates protected by interleaved guard sheets.
Colophon, v. 3: "Harding and Wright, Printers, St. John's Square, London."; colophon, v. 4: "Printed by T. Bensley, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London."; colophon v. 5: "C. and C. Whittingham, Chiswick."
Large paper issue.
Includes index in v. 5.
Description
5 v., [356] leaves of plates : ill., plans (engraving) ; 34 cm
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Binding
Green morocco tooled in gilt with the arms of the Dawson family, by J. Mackenzie; bound as part of a 15 volume set of works by John Britton (PML 145659-73).
Classification
Department