Thornton, Alfred, active 1820, The adventures of a post captain , [1817]
- Title(s):
The adventures of a post captain / by a naval officer ; with characteristic engravings by Mr. Williams.
- Additional Title(s):
Post captain, or, Adventures of a true British tar
Post captain
Adventures of a true British tar
True British tar
- Published/Created:
- London : Published by J. Johnston, Cheapside; Simpkin and Marshall, Stationers' Court; Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, Paternoster Row; S.W. Fores, 50, Piccadilly, and 312, Oxford Street; Macredie and Co. Edinburgh; Milliken, Dublin; and sold by all booksellers, [1817]
- Physical Description:
- [4], 282, [2] p., [1], 24 leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsPR5670.T65 A38 1817+ OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionView by request in the Study Room [Request]
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- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3578397
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Engraved t.p. reads: The post captain, or, Adventures of a true British tar by a naval officer.
Spine title, on publisher's printed label, reads: A true British tar. The adventures of a post captain, by a naval officer. Embellished with 25 prints. Price £1 4s.
Attributed to Alfred Thornton. Cf. Abbey.
Aquatint engravings by Charles Williams.
"J. & T. Agg, 21, Water-Lane, Fleet-Street, London."--T.p. verso.
Publication date from Abbey.
Tooley, R.V. English books with coloured plates, 1790-1860, 484
Abbey, J.R. Life in England in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 347
BAC: British Art Center copy is the Abbey copy. Bound in original boards, with publisher's printed label on spine. Bookplate: Sir A. Berkeley Milne. - Subject Terms:
- J. & T. Agg -- Printer.Johnston, J. -- Publisher.Milne, A. Berkeley, Sir -- Bookplate.Seafaring life -- Poetry.
- Form/Genre:
- Aquatints -- England -- 1817.
Armorial bookplates (Provenance)
Aquatints -- Hand-colored -- 1817. - Export:
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