Henry Drummond | Histories of the noble British families. London, 1842-1846 - photo 1
Henry Drummond | Histories of the noble British families. London, 1842-1846 - photo 2
Henry Drummond | Histories of the noble British families. London, 1842-1846 - photo 3

Henry Drummond | Histories of the noble British families. London, 1842-1846

Lot 31
28.11.2023 14:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Sold
£ 1 524
AuctioneerSotheby´s
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 1073320
Lot 31 | Henry Drummond | Histories of the noble British families. London, 1842-1846
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
Henry Drummond, editor

Histories of the noble British families with biographical notices of the most distinguished individuals in each. London: William Pickering, 1842-1846

FIRST EDITION (volume 1 second state), 2 volumes, folio (560 x 384 mm.), titles printed in red and black, illustrated throughout with hand-coloured coats of arms and decorated family trees in the text, 82 LARGE-FOLIO ENGRAVED PLATES, 40 COLOURED BY HAND (32 plates containing architectural features or artifacts, 49 plates being portraits, and one featuring both, some plates with multiple portraits, adding up to a total of 73, of which 63 are hand coloured), red crushed morocco gilt by Riviere, gilt edges, some minor foxing, binding a bit rubbed

A beautifully bound and imposing genealogical work focusing on the histories of a dozen British families: Ashburnham, Arden, Compton, Cecil, Harley, Bruce, Perceval, Dunbar, Hume, Dundas, Drummond, and Neville.

As Keynes suggests, it is a sumptuous production, “a very elaborate work… undoubtedly printed by C[harles] Whittingham, Chiswick [with] only a small number [issued]”. The eminence of the printer and publisher are evident in the general high quality here, and the illustrations are always bright and occasionally striking. Fashioned after histories of the “Celebri Famiglie Italiane,” published by Count Litta of Milan, the present work divides
the families into two major groups, those which preceded the Norman conquest, and those which rose to eminence afterward, with only the direct male lines of the family being delineated.

The editor, Henry Drummond (1786-1860), was an English banker, politician, and writer, perhaps best known as one of the twelve founders, or apostles, of the Catholic Apostolic Church (that inaptly named sect, organized in 1835 in England, that included mostly Anglicans seeking a renewed spiritual power, and, in fact, few Catholics, if any at all). The first of the two volumes was published in 1842, and the second four years later; the present copy has the first edition sheets of both (including the original title page of Volume 1), and an 1846 title page for both volumes. Bound in the second volume, there are both states of a chart relating to the Perceval family, the inaccurate one that should have been cancelled, as well as its replacement.
Auction house category:Prints, graphics, books
Address of auction Sotheby´s
34-35 New Bond Street
W1A 2AA London
United Kingdom
Preview
28.11.2023
Phone +44 (0) 20 7293 5000
Phone +1 212 606 7000
Email
4FQ.AE2YUKFA@AYGLGHC3Y@
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase

Related terms

Frequently asked questions

First of all, you should register to be able to purchase at auction. After confirming your email address, enter your personal information in your user profile, such as your first name, last name, and mail address. Choose a lot from the upcoming auction and the maximum amount you want to place on it. After confirmation of your choice, we will send your application by e-mail to the appropriate auction house. If the auction house accepts a request, it will participate in the auction. You can view the current status of a bid at any time in your personal account in the "Bids" section.
Auctions are performed by auction houses and each of the auction houses describes their terms of auction. You can see the texts in the section "Auction information".
The results of the auction are published within a few days after the end of the auction. In the top menu of the site, find the tab "Auctions". Click on it and you will be on the auction catalog page, where you can easily find the category "Results". After opening it, select the desired auction from the list, enter and view the current status of the interested lot.
The information about the auction winners is confidential. The auction winner will receive a direct notification from the auction house responsible with instructions for further action: an invoice for payment and the manner in which the goods will be received.
Each of the auction houses has its own payment policy for the won lots. All auction houses accept bank transfers, most of them accept credit card payments. In the near future you will find detailed information for each case in the section "Auction information" on the page of the auction catalog and the lot.
Shipment of the won lot depends on its size. Small items can be delivered by post. Larger lots are sent by courier. Employees of the auction houses will offer you a wide range to choose from.
No. The archive serves as a reference for the study of auction prices, photographs and descriptions of works of art.