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Title

The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the end of the reign of James II / by David Hume ; continued from the reign of William and Mary to the death of George II by Tobias Smollett ; and from the accession of George III to the twenty-third year of the reign of Queen Victoria by E. Farr and E.H. Nolan.

Author

Hume, David, 1711-1776.

Publication

London ; New York : James S. Virtue, [1859?]

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Additional Authors

• Smollett, T. (Tobias), 1721-1771.
• Farr, Edward.
• Nolan, E. H. (Edward Henry)
• Bartlett, W. H. (William Henry), 1809-1854.
• Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872.
• Armytage, James Charles, 1802-1897.
• Finden, Edward Francis, 1791-1857.

Description

30 pts. (3 v.) ill., maps, ports.; 28 cm.

Alternative Title

History of England by Hume and Smollett

Subject

Great Britain > History

Note

• Each part in the original illustrated light blue paper covers, as issued. Title pages to v. 1-3 in pt. 30. Publisher's advertisements on p. [4] of covers of pts.
• "The only unabridged edition of Hume & Smollett published in parts"--P. [1] of covers of parts.
• Added engraved title pages in pts. 1, 27 and 30, which read: The history of England by Hume and Smollett, with a continuation to the present time (v. 1); The history of England by Hume and Smollett, with a continuation to the year 1859, by E.H. Nolan (v. 2-3).
• "Price 2s ... Complete in 30 parts at 2s"--P. [1] of covers of pts., except for pts. 9, 22-23, 25 and 27, which read "Price 2s ... Complete in 60 parts at 1s."
• Vol. 1: 918 p., [54] leaves of plates; v. 2: ix, 600 p., [48] leaves of plates; v. 3: vii, 872 p., [27] leaves of plates.
• Illustrations: 95 prints (incl. added title pages) : steel engraving ; full-page. By J.C. Armytage, E. Finden and others, after W.H. Bartlett, T. Allom and others. -- 12 double-page hand-col. maps.

Indexed In (note)

• Wagoner, M. Smollett

Call Number

Arents BIP+ (Hume, D. History 1859) 04-19

OCLC

NYPG04-B561

Author

Hume, David, 1711-1776.

Title

The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the end of the reign of James II / by David Hume ; continued from the reign of William and Mary to the death of George II by Tobias Smollett ; and from the accession of George III to the twenty-third year of the reign of Queen Victoria by E. Farr and E.H. Nolan.

Imprint

London ; New York : James S. Virtue, [1859?]

Edition

New ed.

Indexed In:

Wagoner, M. Smollett, 445

Local Note

Arents copy partly unopened.

Laid into Arents copy (pt. 8): Four maps of Spain on folded sheet, drawn and engraved by Edward Gover.

Source

Acc. 1355

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Added Author

Smollett, T. (Tobias), 1721-1771.

Farr, Edward.

Nolan, E. H. (Edward Henry)

Bartlett, W. H. (William Henry), 1809-1854. Illustrator

Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872. Illustrator

Armytage, James Charles, 1802-1897. Engraver

Finden, Edward Francis, 1791-1857. Engraver

Research Call Number

Arents BIP+ (Hume, D. History 1859) 04-19