A collection of 10 portrait paintings in oil and three drawings of designs for frames around the portraits in preparation for the engravings that were made for Thomas Birch's The heads of the most illustrious persons of Great Britain published by John and Paul Knapton between 1727 and 1752
Alternative Title:
Illustrious persons of England
Description:
Title from paper wrappers., Plates engraved by Houbraken and Vertue with the titles and the dates engraved on the plates., Many with original wrappers, autographed by G. Vertue., Multiple impressions, in various stages of proof., With 10 of the original drawings on which the engravings were based, and 3 of the original border decorations by Gravelot. Portraits in oil: John Russel, Ann of Cleves, Sir Thomas More, John Milton, John Campbell, Samuel Clarke, Sir John Smith, Henry Howard, Sir Philip Sidney, and William Wainfleet., and For further information, consult library staff.
Anonymous. By Daniel Defoe., An abridgment and adaptation of 'A general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates'., Not in ESTC., For further information, consult library staff., With bookplate of Wichita City Library Driscoll Piracy Collection., and In slipcase.
BEIN 1978 +S3 1: No. 18 of 55 works bound together with binder's title: Leisure hour library., Caption title., Text in three columns., "Representative men of New York": p. 10-15. Consists of articles on Jay Gould, Charles A. Dana, Frank Leslie, Thomas De Witt Talmage, Henry Ward Beecher, Rufus Hatch, William H. Vanderbilt, Cyrus W. Field, Russell Sage., and Advertising matter on p. 16.
Publisher:
F.M. Lupton, publisher, 3 Park Place, New York
Subject (Geographic):
United States and New York (State)
Subject (Name):
Grant, Ulysses S. 1822-1885. (Ulysses Simpson),, Gould, Jay, 1836-1892., Dana, Charles A. 1819-1897. (Charles Anderson),, Leslie, Frank, 1821-1880., Talmage, T. De Witt 1832-1902. (Thomas De Witt),, Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887., Hatch, Rufus, b. 1832., Field, Cyrus W. 1819-1892. (Cyrus West),, and Vanderbilt, William H. 1821-1885. (William Henry),
BEIN Im J637 W787: With "End of first volume" on p. 602 and "Vol. I" at foot of first leaf of each quire. Uncut, in original boards, spine missing., BEIN Osborn pc238: 21 cm. With "Finis" on p. 602 and no volume indictors. "Fac similies of Dr. Johnson's hand writing"--folded leaf after errata. Ms. notes throughout., BEIN 2004 252: 22 cm. With "Finis" on p. 602 and no volume indictors. Armorial bookplate: Barne., Errata on p. [16] at end., Signatures: [A]²(-A1) B⁸(±B4) C⁸(±C2,3) D⁸(±D1) E-L⁸ M⁸(±M5) N-R⁸ S⁸(±S7) T⁸(±2) U⁸ X⁸(±X4) Y⁸(±Y1,4,6) Z-2B⁸ 2C⁸(±2c4) 2D-2F⁸ 2G⁸(±2G7) 2H-2I⁸ 2K⁸(±2K8) 2L⁸(±2L1,8) 2M⁸ 2N⁸(±2N3) 2O⁸ 2P⁸(±2P1) 2Q⁴ 2R²(-2R2) 2S⁸., and Includes bibliographical references and index.
Publisher:
Printed for J. Buckland, J. Rivington and sons, T. Payne and Sons ...
A genealogical account of the legendary and historical Persian and Arab kings before Islam and Preceded by 1 leaf of notes
Description:
Text in Arabic, some notes in Persian., The manuscript was probably copied not long after the date of composition of the final treatise, A.H. 982 (A.D. 1574 or 75)., Fair naskhī, in red and black; ʻunwān in gold and blue on leaf 1 verso. Leaves 1-2 with gold rectangular borders., A note pasted in the front cover lists the contents of the volume in French., Islamic binding, in contemporary brown calf., Bookplate of Le Ch. Ferrão de Castelbranco., Bookplate of Thomas E. Marston., Unidentified bookstamp in Turkish on title page., and With: 2 other titles.