Letters from Italy, describing the customs and manners of that country, in the years 1765, and 1766. . To which is annexed, an admonition to gentlemen who pass the Alps, in their tour through Italy.
Samuel Sharp (1700-1778)
Category
Books
Date
1767
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3027796
Summary
Bibliographic description
iv,315,[1]p. . 8vo. Not indigenous. Provenance: Eighteenth-century Chippendale armorial bookplate: Richard Croftes Esqr. (Franks 7387) [i.e. probably Richard Croftes, M.P. for Cambridge University (1771-1779)]. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on pastedown in Norris's hand: Colne Park 1940. 1/=. H. [i.e. Hodgson's] 18/1 40 Lot 344. Binding: Eighteenth-century full calf over boards; brown leather spine label with title "Sharp's Account of Italy"; sewn on five raised bands. Small manuscriptpaper label on upper board, with number 344/8 (Hodgson's lot number).
Makers and roles
Samuel Sharp (1700-1778)