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1845 Portrait Gallery British Worthies Drake Shakespeare Queen Elizabeth Bacon

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1845 Portrait Gallery British Worthies Drake Shakespeare Queen Elizabeth Bacon

A rare, 19th-century collection of portrait engravings with corresponding biographies of a variety of the most famous and important men and women across English history. Biographies include authors, politicians, and royalty such as:

Edward III

John Wycliffe

James I

Queen Elizabeth

William Shakespeare

Walter Raleigh

Francis Bacon

Sir Francis Drake

Edmund Spenser

Lady Jane Grey

Oliver Cromwell

â€¦and many more!

Item number: #20770

Price: $550

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The Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies

London: Charles Knight, 1845-46.

Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages; 8 volumes in 4 tomes

Vols. 1-2 â€“ iii, [4]-159, [1]; iii, [4]-174

Vols. 3-4 â€“ iii, [4]-189, [3]; iii, [4]-160

Vols. 5-6 â€“ iii, [4]-128; [2], 4, iii, [4]-91, [1]

Vols. 7-8 â€“ iii, [4]-149, [1]; iii, [4]-139, [1]

47 portrait engravings throughout

Provenance: Handwritten â€“ R. Y. Wilson

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure

Brown cloth

Size: ~6.25in X 4in (15.5cm x 10cm)

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1845 Portrait Gallery British Worthies Drake Shakespeare Queen Elizabeth Bacon

Name: 1845 Portrait Gallery British Worthies Drake Shakespeare Queen Elizabeth Bacon
SKU: 140282940
Price: 250 USD
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