Histories of noble British families : with biographical notices of the most distinguished individuals in each : illustrated by their armorial bearings, portraits, monuments, seals, etc.

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Drummond, Henry, 1786-1860, Histories of noble British families , 1842-1846

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Creator:: Drummond, Henry, 1786–1860
Title(s):: Histories of noble British families : with biographical notices of the most distinguished individuals in each : illustrated by their armorial bearings, portraits, monuments, seals, etc.
Published/Created:: London : William Pickering, 1842-1846.
Physical Description:: 2 volumes : illustrations ; 56 cm
Holdings:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio B 2014 11 Copy 1
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio B 2014 11 Copy 2
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status:: Copyright Not Evaluated
Full Orbis Record:: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3340197
Classification:: Books
Notes:: Engravings by E. Blore, J. Brown, Day & Haghe, A. Fox, W. Greatbatch, H.B. Hall, W. Pickering, J. Posselwhite, J.G. Waller, W.S. Wilkinson, and Woodman; after J. Basire, G.P. Harding, O. Jewitt, E. Latilla, A.B. Waller, and Zoffany.
Title vignettes; illuminated initials.
Volume 1 originally published in 1842; vol. 2, in 1846. Some copies of volume 1 include two title pages: the original, dated 1842; and a re-set title page, dated 1846.
Abbey, J.R. Scenery of Great Britain and Ireland in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 403
BAC Folio B 2014 11 Copy 1: The Abbey copy. Bound in contemporary red morocco by Rivière. Volume 1 includes two title pages (dated 1842 and 1846).
BAC Folio B 2014 11 Copy 2: Imperfect: part VII only (Drummond family). In publisher's original printed wrappers, dated 1845.
Subject Terms:: Arden family.
Ashburnham family.
Bruce family.
Cecil family.
Compton family.
Drummond family.
Dunbar family.
Dundas family.
Great Britain -- Biography.
Great Britain -- Genealogy.
Harley family.
Hume family.
Neville family.
Percival family.
Form/Genre:: Lithographs -- Hand-colored -- 1842-1846.
Engravings -- Hand-colored -- 1842-1846.
Engravings -- 1842-1846.
Wood engravings -- 1842-1846.
Wood engravings -- Hand-colored -- 1842-1846.
Contributors:: Blore, Edward, 1787–1879, engraver.
Brown, J., engraver.
Day & Haghe
Fox, Augustus, engraver.
Greatbach, William, 1802–, engraver.
Hall, Henry Bryan, active 1850–1900, engraver.
Posselwhite, J. (James), 1798–1884, engraver.
Waller, John Green, 1813–1905, engraver.
Wilkinson, W. S., active 1829–1836, engraver.
Woodman, engraver.
Basire, James, 1730–1802, illustrator.
Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780–1853, illustrator.
Jewitt, Thomas Orlando Sheldon, 1799–1869, illustrator.
Latilla, Eugenio H., 1800–1859, illustrator.
Waller, A. B., illustrator.
Zoffany, Johann, 1733–1810, illustrator.
Pickering, William, 1796–1854, publisher.
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v. 1. Families of Ashburnham, Arden, Compton, Cecil, Harley, Bruce
v. 2. Families of Perceval, Dunbar, Hume, Dundas, Drummond, Neville.

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