Poems on several occasions.
Matthew Prior (1644 – 1721)
Category
Books
Date
1742
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 3036262
Summary
Bibliographic description
lxxii,236;120p.,[2] leaves of plates . ill.. . 12mo.. Imperfect: wanting half-title to pt. 2. Shelved and uniform with vol. 1 of the 6th edition (1741). Not identified in 1796 inventory. Christies, 21 June 2004, lot 511. With other works and part works in 47 volumes by Pope, Gay, Prior, Congreve and others.. Provenance: Bookplate: 'Chirk Castle R. E. Myddelton' [i.e. Robert Edward Myddelton (1866-1949)]; crest, signed and dated: W.P.B. 1914.. Binding: Eighteenth-century sprinkled calf binding; double gilt fillet border; blind roll on board edges; gilt fillets and title label (partially missing) on spine.
Makers and roles
Matthew Prior (1644 – 1721) Samuel Humphreys (1698-1738)