British autography : A collection of fac-similies of the hand writing of royal and illustrious personages, with their authentic portraits.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thane, John, 1748-1818.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autographs--Great Britain--Facsimiles.

Autographs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (3v.,plates ) ports. ;

Other Title:

British autography

Place of Publication:

[London] : Publish'd by J. Thane. Rupert Street Haymarket London, [1793-98?]

Notes:

The text includes brief biographies, and most of the autographs come from John Thane's own collection.

The titlepages are engraved, and the portraits set in sepia frames.

Two of the plates are dated 1793 and 1798.

In some copies the printer's name has been added on p.25 of vol.3: Printed by T. Rickaby, Peterborough-Court, Fleet-Street.

Vol.3 bears the watermark date 1793.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T139249.

OCLC:

642411588