Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Drummond, Henry, 1786-1860
Title:
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

Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio B 2014 11 Copy 2
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
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.
Contents:
v. 1. Families of Ashburnham, Arden, Compton, Cecil, Harley, Bruce -- v. 2. Families of Perceval, Dunbar, Hume, Dundas, Drummond, Neville.
Subject Terms:
Great Britain -- Genealogy. | Great Britain -- Biography. | Ashburnham family. | Arden family. | Bruce family. | Compton family. | Cecil family. | Dunbar family. | Dundas family. | Drummond family. | Harley family. | Hume family. | Percival family. | Neville 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.