The antiquities of Ireland
Francis Grose (1731-1791)
Category
Books
Date
1791 - 1794
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 3036490
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. . ill.. (plates), plans . 4to.. Imperfect: vol. 1 only. Shelved and uniform with vol. 2 of the 1797 edition.. Provenance: Armorial bookplate (belt and crest), nineteenth-century: 'Richd. Blake Deverell, Esqr. Clifton', with motto 'Libertas et natale solum'.. Binding: Nineteenth-century polished goatskin binding; border of blind roll patterns (including palmettes); gilt roll on corners of board edges; double gilt fillet on turn-ins; blind- and gold-tooled spine. Marbled edges and endpapers.
Makers and roles
Francis Grose (1731-1791) Edward Ledwich (1738-1823)