British Autography, A Collection of Fac-Similies of the Hand Writing of Royal and Illustrious Personages, with their Authentic Portraits. Vol II. [Single volume from a 3-volume work, bound in 2 parts ]

Thane, J.

Edité par J. Thane, London, first edition, 1788, 1788

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1 volume bound in 2 parts, later limp cloth, gilt cover-titles, 4to, 28pp, frontispiece, 1 facsimile and 38 plates + pp 29-54, 1 facsimile and 41 plates. Uncommon. From Michael Twyman's early Lithographed Books: "The first published collection of autographs is generally held to be J. Thane's British autography (London, 1788), which consists of a letterpress text and a series of etched plates, printed in two colours, of portraits and autographs of 'royal and illustrious personages". This is the second volume (bound in two parts) of Thane's pioneering work, which ran to three volumes in total. The autograph content typically reproduces the signature of the subject, often with a few lines from the subscription of a letter. Covers a little rubbed and marked, contents Near Very Good - in the first part the names of Thomas Howard and Robert Devereux have been struck through with a single line where they appear as headings.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: British Autography, A Collection of Fac-Similies of the Hand Writing of Royal and Illustrious Personages, with their Authentic Portraits. Vol II. [Single volume from a 3-volume work, bound in 2 parts ]
• Éditeur: J. Thane, London, first edition, 1788
• Date de parution: 1788
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• Édition: Edition originale
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