The history of Great Britain from the first invasion of it by the Romans under Julius Caesar : written on a new plan / by Robert Henry ...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Henry, Robert, 1718-1790.

Contributor:

Cadell, T. (Thomas), 1742-1802, bookseller.

Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797, bookseller.

Strahan, Andrew, -1831, bookseller.

Robert Frost Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Great Britain--History--Early works to 1800.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Publishers' advertisements -- England -- London -- 18th century.

Penn Provenance:

Frost, Robert (donor) (Frost Collection copy)

Steuart, James, Sir, 1744-1839 (bookplate) (Frost Collection copy)

Inglis, John (autograph) (Frost Collection copy)

Henry Sotheran Ltd. (stamp) (Frost Collection copy)

Cadell, T. (Thomas), 1742-1802 (inscription) (Frost Collection copy)

Strahan, Andrew, -1831 (inscription) (Frost Collection copy)

Physical Description:

6 volumes : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm (4to)

Fingerprint:

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Place of Publication:

London : Printed for the author and sold by T. Cadell ..., 1771-1793.

Notes:

Imprint varies. Vol. 2-3 each has: Edinburgh: Printed for the author, and sold by T. Cadell, London. Vol. 4 has: Edinburgh: printed for the author. Sold by T. Cadell, and T. Longman, London. Vol. 5 has: Edinburgh: printed for the author. Sold by T. Cadell, and T. Longman, London, and by all the booksellers in Edinburgh. Vol. 6 has: London: printed for A. Strahan, and T. Cadell in the Strand.

Imprint date on title leaf of v. 3 reads: MDCCLXXVLI.

Signatures: v. 1: A⁴ a⁴ b² B-4D⁴ 4E² ; v. 2: pi⁴ A-4I⁴ (leaf 4I4 blank) ; v. 3: pi⁴ A-4I⁴ 4K² ; v. 4: a² A-4I⁴ 4K² ; v. 5: a⁴ A-4C⁴ ; v. 6: A⁴ a-b⁴ B-4Z⁴.

Pagination: v. 1: xiii, [7], 578, [2] p., [7] leaves of plates (some fold.) ; v. 2: viii, 621, [3] p., [1] leaf of fold. plates ; v. 3: viii, 628 p. ; v. 4: iv, 627, [1] p. ; v. 5: viii, 575, [1] p. ; v. 6: xx, [4], 726, [2] p.

Engraved plates.

Printed marginalia.

Errata on leaf 4E2r of v. 1, leaf 4I3v of v. 2, leaf 4K2v of v. 3, and leaf a4v of v. 5.

Directions to the binder on leaf 4E2r of v. 1 and leaf 4I3v of v. 2.

Publishers' advertisement on leaf 4Z4 of v. 6.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Frost Collection copy: v. 1 has bookseller's ms. note in pencil on back free endpaper; many early ms. corrections to text.

Frost Collection copy: v. 2 has a few early ms. notes in text; v. 3 has ms. note on leaf Q1r.

Frost Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2010 by Robert Frost.

Frost Collection copy: v. 1-4 each has stamp ("SOTHERAN. SACKVILLE ST. LONDON") on verso of front free endpaper.

Frost Collection copy: v. 1 has armorial bookplate of "Sir James Stewart Denholm Baronet of Coltness & Westshiel" [i.e. Sir James Steuart (1744-1839)], with ms. shelf-mark ("B 2"), the whole struck through in ms., on front pastedown; dated 19th-century autograph ("John Inglis 1837.") in brown ink on front free endpaper.

Frost Collection copy: v. 2 and 5 each has armorial bookplate of "Sir James Stewart Denholm Baronet of Coltness & Westshiel" [i.e. Sir James Steuart (1744-1839)], struck through in ms., on front pastedown; autograph ("John Inglis") in brown ink on front free endpaper.

Frost Collection copy: v. 3 has armorial bookplate of "Sir James Stewart Denholm Baronet of Coltness & Westshiel" [i.e. Sir James Steuart (1744-1839)], with ms. shelf-mark ("B 2"), the whole struck through in ms., on front pastedown; autograph ("John Inglis") in brown ink on front free endpaper.

Frost Collection copy: v. 4 has armorial bookplate of "Sir James Stewart Denholm Baronet of Coltness & Westshiel" [i.e. Sir James Steuart (1744-1839)], struck through in ms., on front pastedown; autograph ("John Inglis") in brown ink on front free endpaper and blank leaf following front free endpaper.

Frost Collection copy: v. 6 has contemporary ms. inscription ("The Revd. Mr Finlay with Messr Strahan & T Cadells Compliments") on blank leaf following front endleaf.

Frost Collection copy: v. 6 has 8 p. of publishers' advertisements bound in at end.

Frost Collection copy: v. 1: left board, front free endpaper and blank leaf following front free endpaper partially detached; right board and back free endpaper detached.

Frost Collection copy: v. 2: boards and front free endpaper partially detached.

Frost Collection copy: v. 3: left board detached and free endpapers detached.

Frost Collection copy: v. 4: left board and front free endpaper partially detached.

Cited in:

ESTC T93697

OCLC:

8618079