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The Beauties of England and Wales, or, Delineations, topographical, historical, and descriptive, of each county
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- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
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- Britton, John, 1771-1857
- Brayley, E. W. (Edward Wedlake), 1773-1854
- Nightingale, Joseph, 1775-1824
- Brewer, J. N. (James Norris)
- Evans, J. (John), active 1812
- Hodgson, John, 1779-1845
- Laird, Francis Charles
- Shoberl, Frederic, 1775-1853
- Bigland, John, 1750-1832
- Rees, Thomas, 1777-1864
- Hood, Thomas, 1759-1811
- Harris, J. (John), -1856
- Publication
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- London : Printed by Thomas Maiden, for Vernor and Hood [and 6 others], 1801-1816
- Physical Details
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- 18 volumes in 25 : illustrations ; 24 cm
- OCLC
- ocm04511149
- Added engraved t.p. in each vol.
- In vol. XII-XVIII, title and imprint vary slightly.
- "In the earlier volumes [I-VI] the letterpress seems to have been mainly Brayley's, while the general editing was ... Britton's."--Dict. nat. biog. (article Britton)
- Britton and Brayley "practically withdrew from the undertaking (1814) and other writers filled their places."--Dict. nat. biog. (article Brayley)
- Includes indexes.
- For full contents note see NUC pre-1956 cited above.
- "List of books, &c" with each county.
- NUC pre-1956, 41:667
- 19th C. Architecture, Weinreb Cat. 53, no. 80a
- Upcott, W. English topography, I,xxv