B28436

Shelfmark

Icc4.1.08

Author

Huish, Robert

Title

Memoirs of George the Fourth :, descriptive of the most interesting scenes of his private and public life, and the important events of his memorable reign, with characteristic sketches of all the celebrated men who were his friends and companions as a prince, and his ministers and counsellors as a monarch /, compiled from authentic sources, and documents in the king's library in the British museum, &c by Robert Huish ...

Publication, distribution, etc.

London :, Printed for T. Kelly, Paternoster-Row, Fisher, Son, and P. Jackson, Newgate-Street, Jones and Co., Temple of the Muses, Finsbury-Square, and G. Vitue, Ivy-Lane,, MDCCCXXX [1830]

Physical description

2 v. :, ill., ports. ;, 21 cm.

Note

Added title page, engraved, dated 1831.

Note

Parts of vol 1 follow verbatim the anonymous work: "Memoirs of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales", 2nd ed. London, 1808.

Note

Includes index.

Provenance

Ms. inscription: "Frank [?]Corthorn, a literary admirer of Thackeray, acquired this book in 1969".

Provenance

Booklpate of Lady Constance Leslie with ms. inscription: "Constance Leslie, bought at Bath, May 1892, in Memory of my friend W. Thackeray to whom these volumes once belonged ..."

Provenance

Blind stamp on title-page of W. M. Thackeray.

Provenance

Bookseller's label (B. & J. F. Meehan, Bath).

Binding

19th century brown calf half-binding with purple velvet over spine and marbled paper boards.

Copy-specific note

Vol 1 only.

Copy-specific note

Ms. illegible signature at the top of front free endpaper.

Copy-specific note

Ms. annotation on p. 480 in Lady Constance Leslie's hand.

Copy-specific note

Ms. annotations - pp. 126-133.

Subject

George, IV,, King of Great Britain,

Subject

Great Britain (Place), History, George IV, 1820-1830.

Subject

Great Britain (Place), History, George III, 1760-1820.

Added entry--name

Kelly, Thomas, publisher.

Added entry--name

Virtue, George, publisher.

Added entry--name

Thackeray, William Makepeace, former owner.

Added entry--name

Leslie, Constance, former owner.

Added entry--name

Fisher, Son, & Co, publisher.

Added entry--name

Jones and Co, publisher.

Added entry--name

B. & J. F. Meehan, bookseller.

Added entry--place

England, London.

001B28436

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1001#$aHuish, Robert

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260##$aLondon :$bPrinted for T. Kelly, Paternoster-Row, Fisher, Son, and P. Jackson, Newgate-Street, Jones and Co., Temple of the Muses, Finsbury-Square, and G. Vitue, Ivy-Lane,$cMDCCCXXX [1830]

300##$a2 v. :$bill., ports. ;$c21 cm.

500##$aAdded title page, engraved, dated 1831.

500##$aParts of vol 1 follow verbatim the anonymous work: "Memoirs of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales", 2nd ed. London, 1808.

500##$aIncludes index.

561##$aMs. inscription: "Frank [?]Corthorn, a literary admirer of Thackeray, acquired this book in 1969".

561##$aBooklpate of Lady Constance Leslie with ms. inscription: "Constance Leslie, bought at Bath, May 1892, in Memory of my friend W. Thackeray to whom these volumes once belonged ..."

561##$aBlind stamp on title-page of W. M. Thackeray.

561##$aBookseller's label (B. & J. F. Meehan, Bath).

563##$a19th century brown calf half-binding with purple velvet over spine and marbled paper boards.

590##$aVol 1 only.

590##$aMs. illegible signature at the top of front free endpaper.

590##$aMs. annotation on p. 480 in Lady Constance Leslie's hand.

590##$aMs. annotations - pp. 126-133.

60000$aGeorge$bIV,$cKing of Great Britain,

651#0$aGreat Britain$xHistory$yGeorge IV, 1820-1830.

651#0$aGreat Britain$xHistory$yGeorge III, 1760-1820.

7001#$aKelly, Thomas$epublisher.

7001#$aVirtue, George$epublisher.

7001#$aThackeray, William Makepeace$eformer owner.

7001#$aLeslie, Constance$eformer owner.

7102#$aFisher, Son, & Co$epublisher.

7102#$aJones and Co.$epublisher.

7102#$aB. & J. F. Meehan$ebookseller.

752##$aEngland$dLondon.