Collections Relating To Henry Smith, Esq. Some Time Alderman of London The Estates By Him Given to Charitable Uses And The Trustees Appointed by Him [First Edition - EXTRA ILLUSTRATED WITH 69 PLATES Mainly of Surrey]

William Bray

Verlag: London: Printed by John Nichols, 1800

Beschreibung

London: Printed by John Nichols, 1800, First Edition. Extra Illustrated with 69 Engraved Plates. Bound in a full leather black morocco binding with wear to the spine. Extra illustrated with numerous additional plates and portraits which the owner has numbered and made relevant by pacing the plates close to mentions of the places or personages in this volume. The plates are mainly of Surrey, some of Sussex and many portraits, damp stained see images. Tightly bound with some tanning and foxing to the plates and pages. Some plates placed 2 to a new page created by the binder. From Chapter 1: The Charitable donations derived from the bounty of Mr Henry Smith are so many, so widely disused, applied to many purposes and gladden the hearts of so many persons in very different stations of life; that it is natural to enquire who it was that was enabled to bestow such large benefactions; how he became possessed of his wealth; what were his habits of life; and who the persons were to whom he confided so considerable a trust. 182pp + 40 pages at the rear of The Decree, Deed of Uses and Will of Henry Smith. Approximately 9 inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles, 5 raised gilt edged bands, worn top and tail. Joints good condition gently rubbed. Corners good condition gently bumped and worn. Boards good condition full leather binding with blind tooled detail to the front and rear. Page edges good condition top edge slightly darkened, all speckled with some foxing. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition plain. End papers good condition plain, some foxing around the edges. Title good condition tanned and foxed, some damp staining. Pages good condition numerous plates and manuscripts throughout, some folding, damp staining on a lot of pages, following page 181 there is another title page The Decree, Deed of Uses, and Will of Henry Smith by which Divers Estates are settled to Charitable Uses, printed by Order of The Trustees and dates 1781, the bottom right hand corner of this page is missing (small piece with no loss to text), pages are tanned and foxed throughout. Binding good condition sound and attractive. See photos Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1800 Binding: Hardback. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1573903864244

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Titel: Collections Relating To Henry Smith, Esq. ...

Verlag: London: Printed by John Nichols

Erscheinungsdatum: 1800

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

Auflage: 1st Edition