Smith (John Thomas . Antiquities of Westminster; the Old Palace; St. Stephen's Chapel, (now the House of Commons), London: T. Bensley for J.T. Smith June 9, 1807, half-title, 38 engraved, etched & aquatint plates (including 11 plates hand-coloured), woodcut illustrations to text, offsetting and occasional spotting, front endpaper with bookplates of H. & C Walker (dated 1886) and John Herbert Bankes, contemporary dark blue straight-grained morocco, gilt decorated spine, and borders to boards, slight wear to joints and extremities, large 4to Upcott II p.835-839. In consequence of a dispute with Mr. Hawkins, the original title-page "Antiquities of the City of Westminster; the Old Palace, St Stephen's Chapel... by John Thomas Smith ... the literary part, exclusively of manuscripts, which throw new and unexpected lights on the ancient history of the arts in England, by John Sidney Hawkins..." and dedication were cancelled, after a few copies had been presented by Mr Smith to his particular friends, and a revised title was substituted [as seen in this copy], with a new dedication to His Majesty, signed J.T. Smith Some copies of this work were destroyed by the fire at Mr. Bensley's Printing Office in 1807; and many more much injured in consequence thereof (Upcott).
Smith (John Thomas . Antiquities of Westminster; the Old Palace; St. Stephen's Chapel, (now the House of Commons), London: T. Bensley for J.T. Smith June 9, 1807, half-title, 38 engraved, etched & aquatint plates (including 11 plates hand-coloured), woodcut illustrations to text, offsetting and occasional spotting, front endpaper with bookplates of H. & C Walker (dated 1886) and John Herbert Bankes, contemporary dark blue straight-grained morocco, gilt decorated spine, and borders to boards, slight wear to joints and extremities, large 4to Upcott II p.835-839. In consequence of a dispute with Mr. Hawkins, the original title-page "Antiquities of the City of Westminster; the Old Palace, St Stephen's Chapel... by John Thomas Smith ... the literary part, exclusively of manuscripts, which throw new and unexpected lights on the ancient history of the arts in England, by John Sidney Hawkins..." and dedication were cancelled, after a few copies had been presented by Mr Smith to his particular friends, and a revised title was substituted [as seen in this copy], with a new dedication to His Majesty, signed J.T. Smith Some copies of this work were destroyed by the fire at Mr. Bensley's Printing Office in 1807; and many more much injured in consequence thereof (Upcott).
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