La belle assemblée: . or, the adventures of twelve days. Being a collection of remarkable incidents which happen'd to some of the first quality in France. Written in French for the entertainment of the King, and dedicated to him by Madam de Gomez. ...
Madeleine Angélique, Madame de Gomez (1684-1770)
Category
Books
Date
1728
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3007048
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v., plates. 12mo. Running number: 1270. Provenance: library of Sir Richard Ellys (1682-1742) of Nocton, Lincolnshire. Binding: eighteenth-century full sprinkled calf over boards. Gilt pattern on board edges.Five raised bands; gilt tooled spine; gilt title "LA | BELLE | ASSEMBL" on brown goatskin label; gilt volume number on stained leather. Two colour endbands with front beads. Three supports laced in; pastedown with endleaves at both ends. Red sprinkled edges.
Makers and roles
Madeleine Angélique, Madame de Gomez (1684-1770) , author