Henry VIII / by A.F. Pollard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pollard, A. F. (Albert Frederick), 1869-1948.

Contributor:

Goupil & Cie., Publisher.

Manzi, Joyant & Cie., Publisher, Printer, Engraver.

Charles Scribner's Sons., Publisher.

American Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547.

Henry.

Great Britain--History--Henry VIII, 1509-1547.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

vii, 302 p., [32] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., facsims., ports. ; 34 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Goupil & Co. : Manzi, Joyant & Co. ; New York : C. Scribner's Sons, 1902.

Notes:

"The initial letters of the six chapters are taken from the original edition of Henry VIII's book against Luther"--P. vii.

"There have been printed of this work two hundred and fifty copies on Japanese paper. Nos. I to CCL."

Each plate accompanied by guard sheet with descriptive letterpress in red.

Contains two sets of all plates (excluding the 2 facsimiles), and a full-page version of portraits which were used as head or tail pieces, for an additional 39 plates. Plates of the 2nd set are accompanied by guardsheets without letterpress.

Title in red and black.

Colophon: "This edition of Henry VIII. By A. F. Pollard, M.A. has been printed and the plates have been engraved by Manzi, Joyant & Co., At Asnières-sur-Seine, near Paris. 1902."

Local Notes:

Athenaeum has no. CCXLIX.

Athenaeum copy: Gift of Robert I. Ballinger.

Athenaeum copy: "One of 250 copies in Japanese paper with duplicate set of plates" written on flyleaf in front.

OCLC:

1422658