Costumes of the Time of George II Designed for Her Majesty's State Ball
Language: English
Published by John Lee, London, 1845
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Vector Archive, Webster Groves, MO, U.S.A.Vector Archive
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Condition: Used - Fair
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Joseph and Thomas Onwhyn. Costumes of the Time of George II Designed for Her Majesty's State Ball. London: John Lee, 440 Strand, 1845. First edition. Original red publisher's cloth decorated in gilt and blind, with title and royal decorative devices to the front cover. Tinted lithographed Onwhyn title page present. Published in connection with Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's early Georgian fancy-dress ball, held at Buckingham Palace on 6 June 1845. The work was originally issued with a tinted lithographed title and 11 hand-colored lithographed costume plates. This extra-illustrated copy contains the tinted Onwhyn title page and 5 of the 11 original hand-colored Onwhyn costume plates: Princess Ann; Princess Carolina; Lady Mary Boynton; Lady Fortescue; and Miss Hudson. Also included are more than 25 additional late-18th and early-19th-century hand-colored and engraved fashion and costume plates. These include French Costume Parisien plates from the Journal des Dames et des Modes and English plates depicting walking, morning, evening, carriage, court, and historical dress. More than 30 plates in total. The plates are presently loose within the original cloth covers. All plates and components included with this copy are shown in the photographs and are sold together exactly as photographed. Condition: See detailed photographs. Questions are welcome. Professionally packed and shipped with care.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Costumes of the Time of George II Designed for Her Majesty's State Ball
- Author
- Onwhyn, Joseph and Thomas
- Publisher
- John Lee, London
- Publication year
- 1845
- Condition
- Fair
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- J. & T. Onwhyn
- Edition
- 1st Edition
Vector Archive
Webster Groves, MO, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since March 3, 2026
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Vector Archive specializes in culturally significant first editions, association copies, vintage periodicals, and uncommon printed material at the intersection of literature, science, technology, and popular culture. Our inventory emphasizes canonical first appearances, signed and inscribed copies, early genre-defining publications, and cross-category artifacts with documented provenance the kinds of pieces that belong in serious collections and institutional libraries alike. We describe conservatively, photograph thoroughly, and ship with care. Condition notes are detailed and honest. If you have questions about any listing, please reach out before purchasing. Based in the United States.…
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