PORTRAITS OF ILLUSTRIOUS PERSONAGES OF GREAT BRITAIN ENGRAVED FROM AUTHENTIC PICTURES, IN THE GALLERIES OF THE NOBILITY, AND THE PUBLIC COLLECTIONS OF THE COUNTRY, WITH BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL MEMOIRS OF THEIR LIVES AND ACTIONS.
4 volumes
London, England: Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, and Lepard and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1821-34. folio. 19th century half leather, marbled paper-covered boards, marbled endpapers, gilt tooling, four raised bands on spine, top edges gilt. irregularly paginated. 4 volumes. First edition. DNB XII: 57-9. Called his "chief work" by the DNB, Lodge commenced work on the first volume in 1814 and completed the project in 1834. Lodge (1756-1839) was a historical scholar and became..... READ MORE about PORTRAITS OF ILLUSTRIOUS PERSONAGES OF GREAT BRITAIN ENGRAVED FROM AUTHENTIC PICTURES, IN THE...
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