The history, topography, and antiquities of the parish of St. Mary Islington, in the county of Middlesex : including biographical sketches of the most eminent and remarkable persons who have been born, or have resided there / illustrated by seventeen engravings by John Nelson.
Alternate Title(s):
History, topography, and antiquities of Islington.
Published / Created:
London : Printed for the author by John Nichols and Son, Red Lion Passage, Fleet Street; and sold by C. Russell, at the Circulating Library, Upper Street, Islington; Messrs. Black, Parry, and Kingsbury, Leadenhall Street; Vernon, Hood and Sharpe, Poultry; Greenland, Finsbury Place; and Setchel and Son, King Street, Covent Garden, 1811.
Physical Description:
viii, 416 p., [13] leaves of plates : ill. ; 30 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts DA685.I8 N45 1811+Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Caption title: The history, topography, and antiquities of Islington.Running title: History of Islington.With a wood-engraved vignette on the title page.Anderson, J.P. Book of British topography, p. 204List of subscribers, p. v-viii.Includes bibliographical references and index.BAC: British Art Center copy is a special copy compiled by Jacob Henry Burn, the bookseller of Covent Garden, ca. 1830, with his notes, corrections, and autograph letters, etc. Lacks pages 211-214 and the 13 plates. The text is copiously extra-illustrated with additional maps, plates, views, contemporary newspaper cuttings, autograph letters, prospectuses, etc. along with many corrections and additions to the text. Untrimmed. Bound in gilt half morocco.
Subject Terms:
Islington (London, England) -- History. | Islington (London, England) -- Antiquities. | Islington (London, England) -- Description and travel. | John Nichols and Son -- Printer. | Burn, Jacob Henry -- Provenance.