Old England's worthies
Subtitle: a gallery of portraits, from authentic copies, of the most eminent statesmen, lawyers, warriors, men of letters and science, and artists of our country, accompanied by full and original biographies
By: by Lord Brougham, and other distinguished authors.
Contributors: Leighton, John, 1822-1912.; Leighton Brothers
Publisher: James Sangster and Co.
Published: 1864
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
Subjects: Great Britain -- Biography.
Other titles: Old England's worthies being full and original biographies
Notes: Title page printed in red and black.

Added engraved title page: Old England's worthies : being full and original biographies of the most eminent statesmen, lawyers, warriors, men of letters and science, and artists of our country.

First ed. edited by Charles Knight and published by Charles Cox in 1847 with colour plates using Knight's patented process; this edition reset, with different colour plates, and additional text and engravings on text pages not in the 1847 edition.

Issued originally in paper parts; intended as a companion volume to Old England; printed and bound uniformly with the 2 vol. Sangster ed. of Old England published in 1864.

Colour plates with the imprint of Leighton Brothers.

MASS copy: Bound in red morocco-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind, signed JL [i.e. John Leighton].