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COLLINSON, John (1757?--1793)


The beauties of British antiquity; selected from the writings of esteemed antiquaries. With notes and observations. By John Collinson.
London (Place), printed for the author, and sold by T. Longman,, 1779.
xvi, 310, [10] p.; 20.2 cm. (8°)

With a dedication to the Earl of Shelburne and a list of subscribers. ESTC t144512.

Copy Notes Bound (2) with J. Wood, Choir Gaure, vulgarly called Stonehenge, 1747 (q.v.). Traces of a bookplate from an unidentified circulating library in Bath are visible under Soane's bookplate.

Binding C18th quarter calf, marbled-paper boards, red morocco spine-label lettered 'British Antiquities'.

Reference Number 1964


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