[Some account] of London.
by PENNANT, Thomas
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
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1790 Some Accounts of LONDON Illustrated Great Fire Welsh Thomas Pennant Knights
'Some Account of London' is a satirical, humorous first-hand account of the city of London. Written by Thomas Pennant, a Welsh scholar, this book is a curious work describing the characteristics of the city including major events such as the great fire of 1666. This 1790 first edition, titled simply "Of London", is filled with 12 full-page engravings depicting English portraits, architecture, and a knight's suit of armor!
Item number: #21834
Price: $599
PENNANT, Thomas
[Some account] of London.
London : Printed for Robt. Faulder, 1790. First edition.
Details:
• Collation: Complete with all pages
o vi, [2], 439, [9]
o 12 plates, all accounted for
• References: Lowndes 1824
• Provenance: Armorial bookplate – R. H. St. Maur
o Major Richard Harold St Maur JP DL (1869–1927) was an unsuccessful claimant to the Dukedom of Somerset and briefly a Liberal Member of Parliament for Exeter, being unseated on an election petition by a single vote. Motto: FOY POUR DEVOIR
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~9.75in X 8.25in (25cm x 20.5cm)
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- Bookseller
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21834
- Title
- [Some account] of London.
- Author
- PENNANT, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Leather; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- for Robt. Faulder
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1790
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1790 Some Accounts of LONDON Illustrated Great Fire Welsh Thomas Pennant Knights, rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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