Skip to content

Antiquities of London and its Environs

Antiquities of London and its Environs

Click for full-size.

Antiquities of London and its Environs: Containing views of houses, monuments, statues and other curious remains of Antiquity

by John Thomas Smith

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Very Good/None
Seller
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Item Price
NZ$1,514.16
Or just NZ$1,480.51 with a
Bibliophiles Club Membership
FREE Shipping to USA Standard delivery: 10 to 21 days
More Shipping Options

Payment Methods Accepted

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Discover
  • PayPal

About This Item

Collection of 96 engraved plates by Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries.

Engraved title-page and 96 plates, of which 3 tinted (One duplicated plate bound in.)

Plates include portraits of King Lud, King Richard II, King James I, Sir Thomas Gresham, William Earl of Craven, historian John Stowe, famous London buildings such as Bruce Castle, Sion College, Lincoln's Inn Gate, Bloody Tower, Newgate, Savoy Prison, Lollards Prison, old Tudor houses, ruins, gravestones, etc.

The engraver John Thomas Smith was Keeper of Drawings at the British Museum, and this series of prints earned him the nickname Antiquity Smith.

Condition: Leather spine with five-raised bands and gilt lettering, marble boards, scuffed and worn. Engraved plates mostly clean and bright with slight spotting and foxing to a few. Damp stain to lower edge of first 15 plates outside the plate area.

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

You’re rating the book as a work, not the seller or the specific copy you purchased!

Details

Bookseller
Florilegius JP (JP)
Bookseller's Inventory #
Flo141
Title
Antiquities of London and its Environs
Author
John Thomas Smith
Illustrator
John Thomas Smith
Format/Binding
Half leather binding and marble boards
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
None
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
J. Sewell, R. Faulder, J. Simco, etc.
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1791
Size
Folio, 33.5 x 23cm
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
illustrated, engraving, London, history, Antiquities, John Thomas Smith,
Bookseller catalogs
History;

Terms of Sale

Florilegius

30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.

About the Seller

Florilegius

Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Biblio member since 2019
Tokyo, Tokyo

About Florilegius

Tokyo-based bookseller specializing in European illustrated books from the 18th to 19th century, mainly botanical, zoological, costume and travel. Also Japanese ukiyo-e and woodblock botanicals, flower arrangement, etc.

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Plate
Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....

Frequently asked questions

This Book’s Categories

tracking-