Robert Ainsworth's dictionary, English and Latin.
Robert Ainsworth (1660 - 1743)
Category
Books
Date
1773
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Carlyle's House, London
NT 3028003
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. . 4to. Pencil notes on front free endpapers in T.C.'s hand of contents of vols., also of date of acquisition; two small paper index tags lettered in TC's hand attached to fore-edge of leaves in both vols.; v.2 wanting all before sig. *B. Provenance: Holograph signature "Jane Carlyle" on front free endpaper of v.1; holograph signature, "John Welsh" across t.p. of v.1; bookplate: Thomas Carlyle; tipped-in label on front free endpaper: "Presented to the London Library by Prof. P.E.Newberry from the Library of Thomas Carlyle 1940". Binding: Full calf, blind-tooled; black leather spine labels lettered gilt.
Makers and roles
Robert Ainsworth (1660 - 1743)