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Egerton Brydges (1762–1837)

Author of Restituta; or, Titles, extracts, and characters of old books in English literature revived

33+ Works 43 Members 2 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the names: Sir E. Brydges, Sir Egerton Brydges, Sir Egerton Bridges, Samuel Egerton Brydges, Sir Egerton Brydges ed., Bart. Sir Egerton Brydges, Sir Samuel Egerton Brydges, Sir. Samuel Egerton Brydges, bart. Samuel Egerton sir Brydges

Disambiguation Notice:

Full name and style: Sir Samuel Egerton Brydges, 1st Baronet

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The topographer

Works by Egerton Brydges

Restituta; or, Titles, extracts, and characters of old books in English literature revived 3 copies

The British bibliographer (1966) 3 copies

Le Forester, a novel 2 copies

The topographer, for the year 1789, vol. i (1789) 2 copies

Censura Literaria. Containing titles, abstracts and opinions of old English books, with original disquisitions, articles of biography and other literary antiquities 2 copies

Stemmata Illustria; praecipue regia 2 copies, 1 review

The autobiography, times, opinions, and contemporaries of Sir Egerton Brydges, bart 2 copies

Archaica : Containing a reprint of scarce old English prose tracts. With prefaces, critical and biographical .. 2 copies

The topographer, for the year 1790, vol. iii (1791) 1 copy

Arthur Fitz-Albini, a novel. In two volumes. 1 copy

Arthur Fitz-Albini: a Novel; VOL. I (2017) 1 copy

The bookworm's garner 1 copy

Memoirs of the peers of England during the reign of James the first 1 copy

Arthur Fitz-Albini: a Novel; VOL. II (2017) 1 copy

Restituta; or, Titles, extracts, and characters of old books in English literature, revived 1 copy

Poems (1978) 1 copy

Topographical miscellanies, containing ancient histories, and modern descriptions, of mansions, churches, monuments, and families, with many engravings, particularly of ancient… (1792) 1 copy

The topographer, for the year 1790, vol. ii (1790) 1 copy

Collins's Peerage of England 1 copy, 1 review

Desultoria, or, Comments of a South-Briton on books and men 1 copy

[Mary de-Clifford. A story. Interspersed with many poems ... Second edition. [With plates.]] 1 copy

Coningsby, a Tragic Tale (2010) 1 copy

Select poems 1 copy

Hasty Lines on the words “This Beautiful Creation,” which appeared in a letter in the Kentish Gazette, Jan. 19, 1813. [Signed in MS.: S. E. Brydges.] 1 copy

The topographer, for the year 1791, vol. iv (1791) 1 copy

Collins's Peerage of England Genealogical, Biographical, and Historical, Greatly Augmented, and Continued to the Present Time, Volume 5 (1812) 1 copy

The British Bibliographer, vol. 4 1 copy

Bertram : a poetical tale, in four cantos 1 copy

The Ruminator: containing a series of moral, critical and sentimental essays 1 copy

The Hall of Hellingsley 3 Vols (2010) 1 copy

Lord Brokenhurst, Or, a Fragment of Winter Leaves, by the Author of Mary De-Clifford (2010) 1 copy

Sir Ralph Willoughby, an Historical Tale, by the Author of Coningsby [Signed S.E.B.]. (2010) 1 copy

The lake of Geneva, a poem 1 copy

Associated Works

The poems of Sir Walter Ralegh (1951) — Editor, some editions — 55 copies, 2 reviews

The Poetical Works of John Milton [editor Sir Egerton Brydges] (1876) — Editor — 6 copies

Davison's Poetical rhapsody, 2 volumes (1931) — Editor, some editions — 2 copies

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1762-11-30
Date of death: 1837-09-08
Gender: male
Education: Maidstone Grammar School
The King's School, Canterbury
Middle Temple, London
Queens' College, Cambridge, UK
Occupations: bibliographer
genealogist
novelist
poet
politician
Member of Parliament (UK ∙ Maidstone ∙ 1812-1818)
Organizations: Roxburghe Club
Awards and honors: Baronet (1814)
Relationships: Lefroy, Anne (sister)
Nationality: Great Britain (birth)
United Kingdom (after 1801)
Birthplace: Wootton, Kent, England, UK
Places of residence: London, England, UK
Place of death: Geneva, Switzerland
Disambiguation notice: Full name and style: Sir Samuel Egerton Brydges, 1st Baronet

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Stemmata Illustria; praecipue regia by Sir Egerton Brydges

Bookplate: Constitutional Club
Signature: Hugh Prnfold Dec. 1864
"At the end of the Vol. are inserted thr unpubliahed Fragments relative to the Chandos Peerage Claims, & the Chandos Family reprinted from the Introduction to Sudley Castle.",

richardhobbs 486 reviews

Collins's Peerage of England by Sir Egerton Brydges

Vol II of nine volumes

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Also by: 3
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Rating: 4.1

Reviews: 2
ISBNs: 7

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