BIRCH, THOMAS. The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain . . . with their Lives and Characters. 1756

BIRCH, THOMAS. The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain . . . with their Lives and Characters. Engraved title vignette by Gravelot; 108 engraved portraits by Houbraken and Vertue after Holbein and others. [4], 216 pages. Folio, 534x358 mm, contemporary diced russia, joints and cover edges worn; some toning of text leaves, plates generally clean, occasionally offsetting onto facing pages. London: John Knapton, 1756