British Autography. A Collection of Fac-similies of the Handwriting of Royal and Illustrious Personages with Their Authentic Portraits [vols 1-2]

[THANE, John]

Published by J. Thane [n.d.; ca 1793-1798], London, 1793

About this Item

Quarto (29cm). Two volumes in contemporary leather, rebacked, gilt-tooled at edges and turn-ins, leather on boards painted over with red paint, all edges sprinkled blue; blue marbled endpapers; I: [iv],40pp; II: [iv],54; with frontispieces, engraved title pages, and 162 engraved plates, with brick red decorative borders and tissue guards. A sound set, internally clean, externally rubbed, rebacked, and "redecorated": Good or better. Two volumes of three. John Thane (1748-1818) was a London dealer of prints, books, medals, and manuscripts. This set includes facsimiles of autographs, handwriting samples, and portraits of Renaissance and early modern British royals and nobles. ESTC T139249.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: British Autography. A Collection of Fac-similies of the Handwriting of Royal and Illustrious Personages with Their Authentic Portraits [vols 1-2]
• Publisher: J. Thane [n.d.; ca 1793-1798], London
• Publication Date: 1793
• Edition: First Edition.
• Seller catalogs:
  • Decorative Arts and Collecting