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Grose, Francis: The antiquities of England and Wales: being a collection of views of the most remarkable ruins and antient buildings, accurately drawn on the spot. To each view is added, an historical account of its situation, when and by whom built, with every interesting circumstance relating thereto; collected from the best authorities, 1772
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
Folio, unpaged; 6 engraved half-page illustrations; self wrappers, edges a bit toned and spotted, faint stain at bottom right-hand corner of upper cover, else very good. Prospectus for a 6 volume work (1772-1787), in which are reproduced specimen illustrations from Canterbury, Ipswich, Odiam, Colchester, and Southampton, with detailed descriptions. The whole printed on exceptionally thick paper. Penn State and Toronto only of the prospectus in OCLC.
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Arrangement follows the order of the original Excel inventory.
- General
Author: Grose, Francis
London: S. Hooper
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Finding aid created via automated processes by Regine Heberlein, 2017.
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Open for research.
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Grose, Francis: The antiquities of England and Wales: being a collection of views of the most remarkable ruins and antient buildings, accurately drawn on the spot. To each view is added, an historical account of its situation, when and by whom built, with every interesting circumstance relating thereto; collected from the best authorities; Collection of Ephemera Relating to the Marketing of Books, RBD2, Rare Book Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Firestone Library (ex): Box P-000071