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Now publishing by subscription, Sylva Britannica; or portraits of forest trees, in England and Scotland, remarkable for their size, beauty, or antiquity. Drawn and etched by Jacob George Strutt.
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Strutt, Jacob George (fl.$1820--1850)
[Sylva Britannica. Prospectus. 1826]
Now publishing by subscription, Sylva Britannica; or portraits of forest trees, in England and Scotland, remarkable for their size, beauty, or antiquity. Drawn and etched by Jacob George Strutt.
London (Place), 1826.
[4] p. ; 37.4 cm. (2°)
Strutt's Sylva Britannica was issued in parts beginning in 1822. The present prospectus is dated from Strutt's address at '34, Percy Street, Bedford Square, London, March 1st, 1826.' The price to subscribers is 15s. for each part; 'Proof Impressions on India Paper, £1. 5s.' On page [2] is a list of subscribers among whom Soane does not appear; he responded promptly to the prospectus and his name is included in the list of subscribers in the copy of the work in the Soane Museum (q.v.).
Copy Notes Tipped in at the front of Soane's India paper proofs subscription copy of Sylva Britannica, 1826 (q.v.).
Binding C19th half diced russia, blind-ruled borders, blind-tooled spine, gilt-lettered, marbled-paper boards.
Reference Number 6550
[Sylva Britannica. Prospectus. 1826]
Now publishing by subscription, Sylva Britannica; or portraits of forest trees, in England and Scotland, remarkable for their size, beauty, or antiquity. Drawn and etched by Jacob George Strutt.
London (Place), 1826.
[4] p. ; 37.4 cm. (2°)
Strutt's Sylva Britannica was issued in parts beginning in 1822. The present prospectus is dated from Strutt's address at '34, Percy Street, Bedford Square, London, March 1st, 1826.' The price to subscribers is 15s. for each part; 'Proof Impressions on India Paper, £1. 5s.' On page [2] is a list of subscribers among whom Soane does not appear; he responded promptly to the prospectus and his name is included in the list of subscribers in the copy of the work in the Soane Museum (q.v.).
Copy Notes Tipped in at the front of Soane's India paper proofs subscription copy of Sylva Britannica, 1826 (q.v.).
Binding C19th half diced russia, blind-ruled borders, blind-tooled spine, gilt-lettered, marbled-paper boards.
Reference Number 6550