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J. R. Planché (1796–1880)

Author of A History of British Costume

41+ Works 180 Members 3 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the names: James Planche, J. R. Planche, J. R. Planche, J. R. Planché, J. R. Planché, James Robinson Planché, James Robertson Planche, James Robinson. An . Planche, James Robinson Planché

Works by J. R. Planché

A History of British Costume (1999) 42 copies, 1 review
An Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Costume from the First Century B.C. to c. 1760 (1876) 37 copies
The Hour of One: Six Gothic Melodramas (1975) — Contributor — 17 copies
Beyond the Count: The Literary Vampire of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries (2014) 12 copies
The pursuivant of arms : or, heraldry founded upon facts (1872) 8 copies
Plays by James Robinson Planché (British and American Playwrights, 1750-1920) (1986) 5 copies
The vampire : or, Bride of the Isles, a tale, founded on the popular superstition of Caledonia (2004) 5 copies
British costume : a complete history of the dress of the inhabitants of the British islands (1846) 4 copies, 1 review
Four and twenty fairy tales : selected from those of Perrault and other popular writers (2010) 4 copies, 1 review
Beauty and the Beast (Classic Reprint) (2015) 4 copies
A Cyclopædia of Costume or Dictionary of Dress - 2 Volumes (1876) 4 copies
Recollections and reflections : a professional autobiography 2 copies
A Cyclopedia of Costume or Dictionary of Dress, including Notices of Contemporaneous Fashions on the Continent; and a General Chronological History of the principal Countries of… (1876) 2 copies
The Conqueror and His Companions; Volume 2 (2018) 2 copies
Conqueror and His Companions, In Two Volumes 2 copies
Personal reminiscences by Chorley, Planché, and Young (1875) 2 copies
An old fairy tale told anew in pictures and verse 2 copies
The Conqueror and His Companions; Volume 1 (2018) 2 copies
A cyclopaedia of costume, or, Dictionary of dress - Volume 1 (1879) 2 copies
ON THE STANLEY CREST 1 copy
The pursuivant of arms : or, heraldry founded upon facts 1 copy
The Conqueror and His Companions: in two volumes 1 copy
A CORNER OF KENT OR SOME ACCOUNT OF THE PARISH OF ASH-NEXT-SANDWICH. 1 copy
THE PURSUIVANT OF ARMS 1 copy
GENEALOGICAL AND HERALDIC NOTICES OF THE EARLS OF KENT 1 copy
INTRODUCTION TO CLARK'S HERALDRY 1 copy
PURSUIVANT OF ARMS 1 copy
GENEAOLOGY AND ARMORIAL ENSIGNS OF EARLS OF LEICESTER 1 copy
Four and Twenty Fairy Tales (1858) 1 copy
Oberon romantische Oper in 3 Aufzügen 1 copy
THE PURSUIVANT OF ARMS; Or, Heraldry Founded Upon Facts 1 copy
The Pursuivant of Arms; or, Heraldry Founded upon Facts, Third Edition 1 copy
God's Minute: A Book of 365 Daily Prayers Sixty Seconds Long for Home Worship (Classic Reprint) 1 copy
Sleeping Beauty (Richard Doyle) • FREE E-BOOK • 1 copy
The extravaganzas of J.R. Planché, esq: (Somerset Herald) 1825-1871 (Volumes II, III, IV, & V) 1 copy
The loan of a lover. A vaudeville in one act 1 copy
A Cyclopedia Of Costume Vol. Ii A General History Of Costume In Europe (2011) 1 copy
A Cyclopedia of Costume, or Dictionary of Dress, Vol. 1: Including Notices of Contemporaneous Fashions on the Continent; Part II (Classic Reprint) (2016) 1 copy
Beauty and the Beast - All Four Versions 1 copy
[Lays and legends of the Rhine.] 1 copy
Fairy Tales by The Countess D'Aulnoy — Translator — 1 copy
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Associated Works

The Vampire Omnibus (1995) — Contributor — 89 copies, 2 reviews
A Book of Nonsense (1974) — Contributor — 31 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name
Planché, J. R.
Legal name
Planché, James Robinson
Other names
Planche, James Robinson
Birthdate
1796-02-27
Date of death
1880-05-30
Gender
male
Occupations
dramatist
antiquary
officer of arms
Nationality
UK
Associated Place (for map)
UK

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Reviews

3 reviews
Kudrun12 reviews
A history of British costume from ancient times to the eighteenth century by J. R. Planche
Reprint of 1834 book. The line drawings aren't 100% accurate, but there are many, and the sources are given. Fine for persona research. Not recommended for constructing garb.
Jul 9, 2008
Yona261 reviews
Four And Twenty Fairy Tales: Selected From Those Of Perrault And Other Popular Writers by J. R. Planche
The edition I have of this is actually a .pdf file. It was digitized by and acquired from Google Books.
May 2, 2013
UniversalCostumeDept292 reviews
British costume : a complete history of the dress of the inhabitants of the British islands by J. R. Planché
B&W Illustrations of dress, weapons, jewelry, shoes
May 8, 2013

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Works
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Rating
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Reviews
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ISBNs
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