The auto-biography of John Britton : ... in three parts ... copiously illustrated.
Alternate Title(s):
Autobiography of John Britton
Published / Created:
London : Printed for the author, as presents to subscribers to "The Britton Testimonial", 1849-1850.
Physical Description:
3 pt. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"This volume was published in 3 states: 25 copies in Imperial Quarto at ten guineas; 125 copies demy quarto at three and five guineas; 500 copies royal octavo at one and two guineas. ... The book bears the names of three printers, C. Muskett, Jaques & Son, and C. Whiting. Part 1 ends at p. 72, midway in Chapter. 4. The four chapters printed are given in the contents list, but at the end of the first chapter a further number are forecast, these, apparently, remaining unpublished. It seems that for some reason John Britton stopped writing his book at Chapter 4 and entrusted the remainder to T.E. Jones."--Abbey.
Contents:
Pt I. Personal and literary memoir of the author -- Pt. II. Descriptive account of his literary works [by T.E. Jones] -- Pt. III. Appendix. Biographical, topographical, critical, and miscellaneous essays.
Subject Terms:
Britton, John, 1771-1857. | Jaques and son -- Printer. | Muskett, Charles -- Printer. | Whiting, C. -- Printer. | Cheffins, C.F. -- Pres. inscription from John Britton, July 7, 1850. | Britton, John, 1771-1857 -- Pres. inscription to C.F. Cheffins, July 7, 1850. | Hill, Jere. -- Pres. inscription from John Britton, July 7, 1850. | Britton, John, 1771-1857 -- Pres. inscription to Jere. Hill, July 7, 1850.
Jones, T. E. | Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872, ill. | Bone, Henry, 1755-1834, ill. | Cattermole, George, 1800-1868, ill. | Edridge, Henry, 1769-1821, ill. | Faithorne, William, 1616-1691, ill. | Gastineau, Henry G., 1791-1876, ill. | Higham, Thomas, 1796-1844, ill. | Martin, John, 1789-1854, ill. | Meyer, Henry Hoppner, 1783-1847, ill. | Richardson, C. J. (Charles James), 1806-1871, ill. | Thompson, James Robert, 1798-, ill. | Wood, John, 1801-1870, ill. | Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894, lithographer. | Le Keux, John Henry, 1812-1896, lithographer. | Sands, Robert, 1782-1855, engraver. | Scriven, Edward, 1775-1841, engraver. | Storm, G. F., engraver. | Turnbull, Thomas, steel engraver, engraver. | Varrall, John Charles, active 1818-1848, engraver. | Wagstaff, Charles Edward, 1808-1850, engraver.