Specimens of the early English poets.
George Ellis (1753-1815)
Category
Books
Date
1790
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 3023145
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2], v, [3], 323, [1]p.;. 8vo. Provenance: nineteenth-century amorial bookplate of Robert Pettiward (d. 1908, Lady Frances Catherine Nelson (died 1877), eldest daughter of Thomas Nelson, 2nd Earl Nelson (1786–1835)]; armorial bookplate of Charles Pettiward [probably Charles Terry, who adopted the name Pettiward, (1855–1933)]; armorial bookplate, lettered Finborough Hall. Binding: early nineteenth-century full goat, sewn onto recessed bands; single gold fillets on boards; gold-rolled on turn-ins; marbled endpapers; gold-lettered on spine: Early English poets; gold edges.
Makers and roles
George Ellis (1753-1815)