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Creator:
Stonestreet, George Griffin
Title(s):
Reflections occasioned by the frequency of fires in the metropolis : with thoughts on measures for adding to public security, and remarks on the law of arson. Addressed to the Right Honourable Lord Kenyon, Lord Chief Justice of England / by Philanthropos.
Published/Created:
London : Sold by G.G.J. and J. Robinsons, Paternoster-Row; J. Debret, Piccadilly; J. Whieldon, Fleet-Street; and J. Sewell, Cornhill, MDCCXC [1790]
Physical Description:
[3], vi-xii, 44 p. ; 27 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
DA682 .S76 1790+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
The preface signed: A.B. i.e. George Griffin Stonestreet.
English short title catalogue, T87616
BAC: British Art Center copy is disbound, with pages mounted to larger sheets of paper to accommodate other titles bound with it. The volume inscribed: Given to me by my most respected friend the author who died, a loss to the public, as well as to his friends, on the 24th of August 1802. A. Bracebridge. Bound in gilt stamped calf. Has bound with it: Eastward Ho / George Griffin Stonestreet. Third edition. (London: P. Norman, 1796) -- Domestic union, or London as it should be. (London: J. Walter, 1800) -- Portentous glove / George Griffin Stonestreet. (London: J. Walter, 1800) -- Story of Tom Cole. (London: W. Richardson, 1796).
Subject Terms:
Arson -- England -- London -- Early works to 1800.
Bracebridge, A. -- Provenance.
Debret, J. -- Publisher.
Fires -- England -- London -- Early works to 1800.
London (England) -- History -- Early works to 1800.
Robinsons, G.G.J. and J. -- Publisher.
Sewell, J. -- Publisher.
Trials (Arson) -- England -- London -- Early works to 1800.
Whieldon, J. -- Publisher.
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