A Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits, From Egbert the Great to the Present Time. Consisting of the Effigies of Persons in Every Walk of Human Life; as well those whose Services to their Country are Recorded in the Annals of the English History, as Ot by Bromley Henry - 1793

London: Printed for T. Payne, 1793. Hardback, full-calf, new spine with gilt title to spine label. 29cm x 22.5cm. Pp. xiv, 479, 56 (Appendix), [80] Index. Boards slightly rubbed and worn. Page 78 of the Index has 3 closed tears, but no losses. Very occasional spotting to contents. Private ownership. A heavy book, additional postage may be required for orders outside the UK. (r33). Hard Cover. Good +.

London: T. Payne et al., 1793. First edition. Leather. Good. 10.5" by 8.5". None. A scarce edition of A Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits,from Egbert the Great to the present time by Henry Bromley. First edition. Henry Bromley was the pseudonym of Anthony Wilson (c1750 - c1814). He was an English writer on art and author of the Catalogue of Engraved Portraits. In 1793, stimulated by the increased demand for prints consequent on the publication of James Granger's Biographical History of England (1769), Wilson, under the name of Henry Bromley, published A Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits. He received assistance in the compilation from many leading antiquaries and virtuosi, including Sir William Musgrave, James Bindley, and Anthony Morris Storer. In the Catalogue Wilson aimed at furnishing a complete list of engraved British portraits, neglecting only those which could not be identified with their originals. He divided his list into historic periods, and subdivided it into groups… Read More

, xiv, 479 pages, 56-page appendix, 80-page index