Ruined abbeys and castles of Great Britain / by William and Mary Howitt ; the photographic illustrations by Bedford, Sedgfield, Wilson, Fenton, and others.

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Howitt, William, 1792-1879, Ruined abbeys and castles of Great Britain , 1862

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Creator:: Howitt, William, 1792–1879
Title(s):: Ruined abbeys and castles of Great Britain / by William and Mary Howitt ; the photographic illustrations by Bedford, Sedgfield, Wilson, Fenton, and others.
Additional Title(s):: Abbeys and castles of Great Britain
Published/Created:: London : A.W. Bennett, 5, Bishopsgate Without, 1862.
Physical Description:: [8], 228 p. : ill. (mounted photos) ; 23 cm.
Holdings:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
DA660 .H69 1862
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross
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Copyright Status:: Copyright Not Evaluated
Full Orbis Record:: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/929137
Classification:: Books
Notes:: BEIN 1990 292: Imperfect: 1st p.l. [half title?] wanting.
BEIN Palmquist Photography 1173: Binder's ticket: Westleys & Co., London. From the library of Peter E. Palmquist.
Spine title: Abbeys and Castles of Great Britain.
Printed by Richard Barrett, Mark Lane.
A "2d series" appeared in 1864 titled: Ruined abbeys and castles of Great Britain and Ireland.
Preface dated 1861.
Illustrations throughout text are mounted photographs.
McLean suggests the design is probably by John Leighton, but is unsigned.
McLean, R. Victorian publishers' book-bindings, p. 104
Gernsheim, H. Incunabula of British photographic literature, 214
NSTC, 2B14490
BAC: British Art Center copy bound in publisher's green cloth with circular photograph onlay front and back; blocked in gold and blind on front and back, in gold only on spine. Bookplate of J.W. North.
Subject Terms:: Abbeys -- Great Britain.
Barrett, Richard -- Printer
Bennett , A. W. -- Publisher
Castles -- Great Britain.
North, J. W. -- Bookplate
Palmquist, Peter E. -- Ownership.
Ross, David and Judith -- Provenance
Sala, George Augustus, 1828-1895 -- Autograph. (BEIN)
Form/Genre:: Binders' tickets (Binding)
Photographs.
Contributors:: Howitt, Mary Botham, 1799-1888, author.
Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894, photographer.
Sedgfield, William Russell, 1826-1902, photographer.
Wilson, G. W. (George Washington), 1823-1893, photographer.
Fenton, Roger, 1819-1869, photographer.
Peter E. Palmquist Photography Collection (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Westleys & Co.‏, binder.
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