The works of Sir William Temple, Bart. . In two volumes. ... The second edition. To which is prefix'd The life character of the author,
Sir William Temple (1628-1699)
Category
Books
Date
1731
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 3008785
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v.?, plate . port.. . fol... Imperfect: vol. 1 only. Shelved and uniformly bound with vol. 2 of the 1st ed., 1731. Provenance: Bookplate: Erthig (anonymous armorial). Binding: Sprinkled calf, double gilt fillet on cover edges, gilt spine tooling, blind tooling on board edges, red sprinkled edges.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Makers and roles
Sir William Temple (1628-1699)