An essay towards a natural history of Westmorland and Cumberland. . Wherein an account is given of their several mineral and surface productions, with some directions how to discover minerals by the external and adjacent strata and upper covers, &c. To which is annexed, A vindication of the philosophical and theological paraphrase of the Mosaick system of the creation, &c.
Thomas Robinson (d.1719)
Category
Books
Date
1709
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3002417
Summary
Bibliographic description
[16], 95, [3], 118, [2]p. 8vo. Running number:1220. Errata slip present. Provenance: library of Sir Richard Ellys (1682-1742) of Nocton, Lincolnshire. Manuscript initial on front fly-leaf: [1] "M." [i.e. catalogue code of John Mitchell (ca. 1685-1751), librarian to Sir Richard Ellys (1682-1742)]; [2] [name, illegible, struck through]. Manuscript initials on front pastedown: "S-J" [or "s-g"]. Binding: eighteenth-century full brown calf; blind tooled central frame with blind fleurons at the corners extending into outer sprinkled frame; double blind fillet border. Gilt dashed roll pattern along board edges. Five raised bands; gilt title on brown leather label. Endbands with front or crossover beads. Three supports laced in; pastedown and endleaf at both ends. Red sprinkled edges. Front board detached.
Makers and roles
Thomas Robinson (d.1719)