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Heath's book of beauty : 1837 : with nineteen beautifully finished engravings, from drawings by the first artists / edited by the Countess of Blessington.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of, 1789-1849
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gift books.
- Genre:
- Gift books -- England -- London -- 19th century.
- Gift books -- France -- Paris -- 19th century.
- Gift books -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 19th century.
- Penn Provenance:
- Burr, Charles W. (Charles Walts), 1861- (donor) (Gift Book Collection copy)
- Knowles, William E. (autograph) (Gift Book Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- vi, 264 pages, 19 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Manufacture:
- London : Printed by J. Moyes.
- Other Title:
- Heath's book of beauty for 1837
- Half title: Book of beauty
- Place of Publication:
- London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman ... ; Paris : Delloy & Co., [1837]
- Notes:
- Added engraved title page has the imprint: London : Published for the proprietor by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman ..., and Desilva, Thomas & Co., Philadelphia.
- Local Notes:
- Gift Book Collection copy has the autograph, in ink, of William E. Knowles on the front free endpaper.
- Gift Book Collection copy imperfect: one leaf of plates (frontispiece?) wanting.
- Cited in:
- Faxon, F. W. Literary Annuals and Gift Books, 1387
- OCLC:
- 191316972
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