THE HEADS OF ILLUSTRIOUS PERSONS OF GREAT BRITAIN BY THOMAS BIRCH 1756

THE HEADS OF ILLUSTRIOUS PERSONS OF GREAT BRITAIN BY THOMAS BIRCH 1756

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[BIRCH, Thomas (1705-1766)]. The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain, on One Hundred and Eight Copper-Plates. Engraved by Mr. Houbraken, and Mr. Vertue. With Their Lives and Characters. London: Printed for John Knapton, MDCCLVI. [1756].

Leather-bound, hardcover, folio (55cm x 38cm x 7cm), pp. [4], 216 + plates. English text. Handsomely bound in contemporary full calf, covers gilt ruled and tooled, all page edges gilt. Initial and terminal blanks present, engraved vignette to title by Grignion after Gravelot, 108 engraved portraits by Houbraken and Vertue. Provenance: Benjamin Baugh's armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Condition: VERY GOOD. Binding tight and secure with the joint and hinges intact, slight rubbing to the extremities, minor scratches to boards. Contents complete and very well preserved. Exquisite.

Notes: Large paper edition, widely margined, and presented in the original binding. ESTC Citation No. N32847.

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