A complete view of the dress and habits of the people of England : from the establishment of the Saxons in Britain to the present time, illustrated by engravings taken from the establishment of the Saxons in Britain to the present time, illustrated by engravings taken from the most authentic remains of antiquity. To which is prefixed an introduction, containing a general description of the ancient habits in use among mankind, from the earliest period of time, to the conclusion of the seventh century /
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| Language: | English |
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London : R. Edwards, Bond-Street ; B. and J. White, Fleet-Street ; G.G. and J. Robinson, Pater-Noster-Row and J. Thane, Spur-Street, Leicester-Square,
Printed by J. Nichols, for J. Edwards, Pall-Mall ;
MDCCXCVI [-MDCCXCIX] [1796-1799]
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| Item Description: | Volume. 1: iv pages, 6 unnumbered pages, lxxxviii, 124 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 8, LXVIII leaves of plates -- Volume 2: 3 unnumbered pages, xc-cxxxvi pages, 5 unnumbered pages, 126-378, vii pages, 1 unnumbered page, LXIX-CXLIII leaves of plates. Volume. 2 is dated 1799 and omits R. Edwards from the imprint. A proposal: 'Published in numbers, price 2s. 6d. each, elegantly printed in quarto', was issued in [1795?]. Each volume includes engraved frontipiece. Plates numbered I-CXLIII, excluding frontispieces. Paged continuously. Plates are hand-colored. The Cushing Library/Rare Books Collection copy was acquired as part of the Lois Goddard Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature. |
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| Physical Description: | 2 volumes : color illustrations ; 30 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |