A tour in Wales. MDCCLXX.
Thomas Pennant (1726-1798)
Category
Books
Date
1778
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 3002318
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v.,plates . ill..,ports.. . 4to.. Previous shelfmark: D.10.5-6. "MDCCLXX" altered in manuscript to "MDCCLXXIII" on the title page to vol. 1. Imperfect: wanting vol. 2 general title page and the supplemental plates. Not identified in 1796 inventory. Christies, 21 June, 2004, lot 558.. Provenance: Book label in both vols: C. Myddelton Biddulph [i.e. Charlotte Myddelton Biddulph (1770-1843)]; post-1801.. Binding: Late eighteenth-century mottled calf bindings (rubbed); gilt pentaglyph and metope roll pattern border on boards; gilt roll on board edges; blind roll on turn-ins; recessed cords; gold-tooled spines (rubbed). Vol. 1 rebacked in calf. Marbled endpapers.
Makers and roles
Thomas Pennant (1726-1798)