Alphabetical list of English pedigrees printed at Middle Hill, [ca. 1848].

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Alphabetical list of English pedigrees printed at Middle Hill, [ca. 1848].

Volume of proof sheets taken from Middle Hill Press editions of English County Visitations of Berkshire, Cambridgeshire, Devon, London, Oxfordshire, Somerset and Sussex. Annotated by Sir Thomas Phillipps. Includes his preliminary design for the Visitation of Cambridgeshire and a note to the printer to the effect that he has left too much blank space on the page.

1 v. (415 leaves) ; 36 cm.

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Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872

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English antiquary and collector. He began collecting while at Rugby School and Oxford. On inheriting his father's estate at Middle Hill in Worcestershire, Phillipps embarked on a career of collecting manuscripts and books. His collection of manuscripts eventually numbered over 60,000 items. During Continental trips in the 1820s Phillipps bought heavily, and back in England he continued to do so, often buying up entire estate libraries at auction. He collected Eastern, Greek and Lat...

Middle Hill Press

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Bretherton, George

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Schoyer, Martin,

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