Accession number
PML 145667
Creator
Britton, John, 1771-1857.
Published
London : Printed for the proprietors, J. Britton ..., 1828.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Engraved t.p., dated 1827, has title: Pugin and Le Keux's specimens of the architectural antiquities of Normandy.
As stated in the preface, p. [v]-vi, the plates and text were originally issued separately to partially evade the legal deposit requirements for British publications, with the plates being issued in 1827, and the text in 1828.
Large paper issue.
Plates protected by guard sheets.
Library's copy has the final 2 plates present in both hand-colored and uncolored states.
As stated in the preface, p. [v]-vi, the plates and text were originally issued separately to partially evade the legal deposit requirements for British publications, with the plates being issued in 1827, and the text in 1828.
Large paper issue.
Plates protected by guard sheets.
Library's copy has the final 2 plates present in both hand-colored and uncolored states.
Description
4, viii, xx, 40 p., [80] leaves of plates : ill., plans ; 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 (see PML 145659-73).
Classification
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