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Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain
by Edmund Lodge
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Harding, Lepard, & Co, 1827-1828. Cloth. Fine. 10.5" by 7". Unnamed. An absolutely exemplary edition of Lodge's selected portraits of the juggernauts of British history. Sir Edmund Lodge (1756-1839) was a distinguished herald; serving many years as an officer of arms, and writing extensively on his subject. Of particular note are his short biographies; several of which are appended to this selection of portraits depicting a great number of noteworties. One hundred and sixty entries; each volume containing twenty entries comprising of a protected engraving and a brief biography of the subject. Collated complete in 8 volumes. Rebound in brown cloth with gilt detail to the spine. Externally in lovely condition. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot to volumes, heavier to the first and last few pages. The occasional contemporary pencil annotation. Very small tidemark to extremity of plate depicting 'Frances Theresa Stewart' in volume VII. Fine
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SET15-E-1
- Title
- Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain
- Author
- Edmund Lodge
- Illustrator
- Unnamed
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harding, Lepard, & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1827-1828
- Size
- 10.5" by 7"
- Keywords
- Sir Edmund Lodge Biography Illustrated Potraits Biography
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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