B32408

Shelfmark

En.4.07(01)

Author

Huish, Robert

Title

Memoirs of Her late Royal Highness Charlotte Augusta, princess of Wales, &c. :, (from infancy to the period of her much lamented death, funeral rites, &c. &c.) and of her illustrious consort Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg Saalfeld; including a variety of anecdotes, hitherto unpublished, with specimens of Her Royal Highness' compositions in prose, poetry, and music, and fac-similes of her hand-writing; comprising also an historical memoir of the house of Saxe-Corburg, Saalfeld. The whole collected and arranged, from authorised sources only, /, by Robert Huish, Esq. author of "The Peruvians," &c. &c. Ornamented with interesting engravings.

Publication, distribution, etc.

London: :, Printed for Thomas Kelly, Paternoster-Row.,, 1818.

Physical description

[2], ii, xv, [1], 696 p., [10] plates :, ports., music, fold. facsim. ;, 8vo.

Note

With a separate engraved t.p.

Note

"London: Printed by W. Clowes, Northumberland-Court, Strand" (v. of t.p. and colophon).

Note

Signatures: a2 B-4X4.

Note

With footnotes.

Provenance

Inscription facing engraved t.p.: Brandenbourg House near London the 28th of January 1821 - A most sincere gift from her Heart to her Elève Mr William Austin from Her Majesty the Queen (Caroline) of England.

Binding

Contemporary presentation binding; black straight-grain morocco; gold tooled and blind tooled decoration on boards and spine; drab endpapers; gold edges.

Copy-specific note

Copy imperfect: lacks two of the ten plates.

Copy-specific note

Insert: small black-edged memorial card, with verses 'On the death of her Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte of Wales, who died Nov. 6th 1817'. -- London: Published by R. Miller, 24 Old Fish St.

Copy-specific note

Plates are handcoloured.

Copy-specific note

Plate of the coffins of Princess Charlotte and her stillborn son has fragment of red velvet attached; presumably a cutting from the coffin covering. Pencil annotation: A piece of the velvet that covered the coffin. T Kelly.

Copy-specific note

Bound with: A sacred memorial of her late royal highness Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Wales, and of Saxe-Coburg Saalfeld.

Subject

Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain,

Added entry--name

Clowes, William, printer.

Added entry--name

Kelly, Thomas, publisher.

Added entry--name

Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain,, former owner.

Added entry--name

Austin, William, former owner.

Added entry--place

England, London.

001B32408

003LIBRARY CODE

096##$aEn.4.07(01)

1001#$aHuish, Robert

24510$aMemoirs of Her late Royal Highness Charlotte Augusta, princess of Wales, &c. :$b(from infancy to the period of her much lamented death, funeral rites, &c. &c.) and of her illustrious consort Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg Saalfeld; including a variety of anecdotes, hitherto unpublished, with specimens of Her Royal Highness' compositions in prose, poetry, and music, and fac-similes of her hand-writing; comprising also an historical memoir of the house of Saxe-Corburg, Saalfeld. The whole collected and arranged, from authorised sources only, /$cby Robert Huish, Esq. author of "The Peruvians," &c. &c. Ornamented with interesting engravings.

260##$aLondon: :$bPrinted for Thomas Kelly, Paternoster-Row.,$c1818.

300##$a[2], ii, xv, [1], 696 p., [10] plates :$bports., music, fold. facsim. ;$c8vo.

500##$aWith a separate engraved t.p.

500##$a"London: Printed by W. Clowes, Northumberland-Court, Strand" (v. of t.p. and colophon).

500##$aSignatures: a2 B-4X4.

500##$aWith footnotes.

561##$aInscription facing engraved t.p.: Brandenbourg House near London the 28th of January 1821 - A most sincere gift from her Heart to her Elève Mr William Austin from Her Majesty the Queen (Caroline) of England.

563##$aContemporary presentation binding; black straight-grain morocco; gold tooled and blind tooled decoration on boards and spine; drab endpapers; gold edges.

590##$aCopy imperfect: lacks two of the ten plates.

590##$aInsert: small black-edged memorial card, with verses 'On the death of her Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte of Wales, who died Nov. 6th 1817'. -- London: Published by R. Miller, 24 Old Fish St.

590##$aPlates are handcoloured.

590##$aPlate of the coffins of Princess Charlotte and her stillborn son has fragment of red velvet attached; presumably a cutting from the coffin covering. Pencil annotation: A piece of the velvet that covered the coffin. T Kelly.

590##$aBound with: A sacred memorial of her late royal highness Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Wales, and of Saxe-Coburg Saalfeld.

60000$aCharlotte Augusta$cPrincess of Great Britain,

7001#$aClowes, William$eprinter.

7001#$aKelly, Thomas$epublisher.

7001#$aCaroline$cQueen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain,$eformer owner.

7001#$aAustin, William$eformer owner.

752##$aEngland$dLondon.