Poems on several occasions.
John Gay (1685 – 1732)
Category
Books
Date
1775
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 3036553
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v.,plates . ill.. . 12mo.. Former shelfmark: A.2.6-7. 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: Book label in both vols.: 'C. Myddelton Biddulph' [i.e. Charlotte Myddelton Biddulph (1770-1843)]; post-1801.. Binding: Eighteenth-century sprinkled calf bindings; gilt roll (faded) on board edges; gold-tooled spines, with green title and vol. no. labels (missing on vol. 2).
Makers and roles
John Gay (1685 – 1732) Pierre Fourdrinier (1698-1758) Isaac Taylor the elder (Worcester 1730 – Edmonton 1807)