A Complete View of the Dress and Habits of the People of England, From the Establishment of the Saxons in Britain to the Present Time, Illustrated by ... ... By Joseph Strutt. ... of 2; Volume 2

by Joseph Strutt

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British Library

T102863

Vol.2 is dated 1799 and omits R. Edwards from the imprint. A 'Published in numbers, price 2s. 6d. each, elegantly printed in quarto', was issued in [1795?].

London : printed by J. Nichols, for J. Edwards; R. Edwards; B. and J. White; G. G. and J. Robinson; and J. Thane, 1796-99. 2v.,plates ; 4°

394 pages, Hardcover

Published April 18, 2018

About the author

Joseph Strutt (27 October 1749 – 16 October 1802) was an English engraver, artist, antiquary, and writer. He is today most significant as the earliest and "most important single figure in the investigation of the costume of the past", making him "an influential but totally neglected figure in the history of art in Britain", according to Sir Roy Strong. [Wikipedia.]