Portraits Of Illustrious Personages Of Great Britain

1823 Portraits of Illustrious Personages Great Britain Bacon Cromwell Raleigh 3v Edmund Lodge was a long-serving English officer of arms, a writer on heraldic subjects, and a compiler of short biographies. However, he was most remembered for his work 'Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain'. This work describes some of the most renowned persons in Great Britain. Notable names include:… Read more about this item

L. and G. Seeley, 1840. Hardcover. Very Good. BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY RIVIERE IN FULL POLISHED CALF WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. SOME RUBBING TO LEATHER AS SEEN IN PHOTOS. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END… Read more about this item

1823 Portraits of Illustrious Personages 206 PLATES Bacon Cromwell Raleigh Queen Edmund Lodge was a long-serving English officer of arms, a writer on heraldic subjects, and a compiler of short biographies. However, he was most remembered for his work 'Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain'. This work describes some of the most renowned persons in Great Britain. Notable names include:… Read more about this item

London: Harding, Lepard, & Co, 1827-1828. Cloth. Fine. 10.5" by 7". Unnamed. An absolutely exemplary edition of Lodge's selected portraits of the juggernauts of British history. Sir Edmund Lodge (1756-1839) was a distinguished herald; serving many years as an officer of arms, and writing extensively on his subject. Of particular note are his short biographies; several of… Read more about this item

London: Harding, Mavor and Lepard, 1823-1834. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 13" by 10.5". Not Stated. A complete twelve volume first edition of Edmund Lodge's impressive collection of portraits of famous individuals, uniformly bound in half morocco. The first edition of this work, bound from the original parts, published between 1823 and 1834.These portraits were praised by… Read more about this item

London: Harding and Lepard, 1835. Single volume of engraved portraits from 1835 edition of Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain. Volume begins with Charles James Fox and ends with Sir Walter Scott. Portraits only - no text or title page. Portraits measure 7" x 10 5/8" and have all edge gilting. Moisture impressions to a few. Most very good.… Read more about this item

London: Harding and Lepard, 1832. Hardcover. G All covers have wear, edge/corner damage, peeling, Volume 1 front cover seperated from binding. Bookblocks have age toning. Interior pages have age toning. Previous owners signature in vol 1.. 6 volumes ( 2 volumes per book) Red leather spine and corners, marbled cloth boards. Gilt lettering and design elements on 5… Read more about this item

London : Printed for Harding and Lepard, 1835. First Edition. Hardcover. Finely bound in modern gilt-blocked leather over marble boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Previous owner's bookplate. Physical description; 11 v : ports ; 27 cm. Contents; Vols 2, 3,… Read more about this item

London: : Henry G. Bohn, 1850. Although disbound, both the portrait and the biography are clean and tidy. There is a touch of darkening to the pages only. Now held in a protective cellophane packet. The biography largely has uncut pages. Overall a nice little piece. . An engraved portrait of Oliver Cromwell. Engraved by Walker, taken from… Read more about this item

London: Harding, Mavor and Lepard, 1823. Twelve volumes complete, bound from the parts which were separately paginated, half morocco and cloth over boards, raised bands, spines in six panels, title in gilt to second panel, volume number and dates to fourth, remaining panels with gilt volute frames, a.e.g. Spines slightly dulled, some rubbing to extremities, couple of small bumps to… Read more about this item

London: Printed for Harding and Lepard, 1835 . Leather. Very Good. 11" by 7.5". Edmund Lodge. A lovely set of illustrated portraits of illustrious people from the history of Great Britain. Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain by Edmund Lodge in half morocco bindings. Engraved from authentic pictures in the galleries of the nobility and the public… Read more about this item

London: Harding and Lepard, 1835. 12 vols. 4to. 240 engraved portrait plates with accompanying biographical essays, tissue guards, picked impressions of the plates. Near contemporary full pebbled red morocco, gilt, a.e.g.; occasional rubbing or scuffing to extremities, very infrequent and minimal foxing to plates, small dampstain to lower corner of portion of vol. IX textblock

Boston: Dana Estes Co, 1902. Limited edition #255 of 1000. 11 hardcover volumes w half-black spines over black cloth w gilt print; Good with badly chipped spines, all contents and plates VG.. Very rare American reprint of the 1835 Harding & Lepard edition, missing Vol 2 only. Although spines are ragged and chipped (esp vols 4 & 5… Read more about this item

London: Harding and Lepard, 1835. Hardcover. Very Good. THIS COMPLETE SIX VOLUME SET IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY THE PUBLISHER IN FULL CRUSHED MOROCCO WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. SOME LIGHT RUBBING AND SOILING TO LEATHER AS SEEN IN PHOTOS.… Read more about this item

Paperback / softback. New.

Boston:: Dana Estes & Co.,, 1902. A magnificent copy of the Connoisseur Edition, No. 35 of 250 sets. Profusely illustrated with plates in two states. Elaborately bound soft mauve 3/4, gilt-tooled and lettered crushed levant morocco. Sir Edmund Lodge, KH (1756-1839) was a long-serving English officer of arms and a writer on heraldic subjects. He was born in London on… Read more about this item

Nabu Press, 2012-04-16. Paperback. Good.

Nabu Press, 2012-04-13. Paperback. Good.

Nabu Press, 2012-05-30. Paperback. Good.

Paperback / softback. New.