Observations on poetry, especially the epic: occasioned by the late poem upon Leonidas.
Henry Pemberton (1694-1771)
Category
Books
Date
1738
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3009393
Summary
Bibliographic description
xii, [2], 167, [1] p. ; 8vo. Running number: 7547. Imperfect: wanting half-title. Provenance: manuscript initial on front fly-leaf: "M." [i.e. catalogue code of John Mitchell (ca. 1685-1751), librarian to Sir Richard Ellys (1682-1742)]. Manuscript inscription on fly-leaf facing title page: "Pemberton" [i.e. catalogue entry for anonymous works, written by John Mitchell (ca. 1685-1751), librarian to Sir Richard Ellys (1682-1742)]. Author identified in manuscript on title page: "By H. Pemberton. M.D." [written in the hand of John Mitchell (ca. 1685-1751)]. Binding: eighteenth-century quarter-bound tan calf with marbled paper over boards; sewn on three supports; five raised bands; gilt title on green goatskin label on spine. Red sprinkled textblock edges.
Makers and roles
Henry Pemberton (1694-1771)