Main entry:

Bisset, J. (James), 1762?-1832.

Title & Author:

A poetic survey round Birmingham : with a brief description of the different curiosities and manufactories of the place. Intended as a guide to strangers / by J. Bisset ... Accompanied by A magnificent directory ; with the names, professions, &c. superbly engraved in emblematic plates.

Publication:

Birmingham : Printed for the author by Swinney and Hawkins, High-Street, Birmingham, [1800]
London ; Birmingham : Sold by T. Heptinstall, London : Swinney and Hawkins, Birmingham, and all other booksellers.

Description:

VIII, [1], 10- 62, [2] pages, 28 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (engravings), map ; 25 cm

Notes:
The directory has its own t.p.
Map after drawing by Js. Sherriff.
Plates by or after T. Hancock, F. Eginton, Reynolds, Smith, Howe, and Hollins.
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-E⁴ [F]² G² H-I⁴.
Head- and tail-pieces.
"Entered at Stationers' Hall. Price 6s. With proof plates 10s. 6d. coloured one guinea; or printed in colours 2L. 2s."--Half title page
Leaves of plates are numbered: A-X, 1-3.
Ramble of the gods through Birmingham -- A magnificent directory comprising the names, &c. of upwards of three hundred professional gentlemen, merchants, bankers, tradesmen, manufacturers, &c. of Birmingham ...

Resources:
Connect online to the Making of the Modern World (The Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature)

Subject:

Poetry of places.
Poésie des lieux.
Poetry of places England Birmingham.
Birmingham (England) Guidebooks.
Birmingham (England) Poetry.
Birmingham (England) Directories.
England Birmingham

Form/genre:

city directories.
City directories
Directories
Guidebooks
Poetry
Répertoires municipaux.

Added entries:

Sherriff, James, illustrator.
Eginton, Francis, 1775-1823, illustrator.
Hancock, Thomas, active 1794-1804, illustrator.
Smith, of Birmingham, illustrator.
Hollins, William, 1763-1843, illustrator.
Reynolds, William, active 1800-1811, illustrator.
Howe, illustrator.
Sherriff, James,
Eginton, Francis, 1775-1823
Hancock, Thomas, fl. 1794-1804
Smith, of Birmingham
Hollins, William, 1763-1843
Reynolds, William, fl. 1800-1811
Howe
Magnificent directory.
England Birmingham.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 4928
Call No.: ID:87-B12264
Status: Available