Remarks on the life and writings of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, . in a series of letters from John Earl of Orrery to his son, the honourable Hamilton Boyle.
John Boyle, 5th Earl of Orrery, FRS (1707-1762).
Category
Books
Date
1752
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Scotney Castle, Kent
NT 3037215
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2],339,[11]p., port.(engr.) . 8vo.. Provenance: Extended ink text on front free-endpapers concerning the "late Duke of Dorset as taken from the public prints" and dated "14th February 1815" and referring onwards to his funeral on March 3 1815 "when Lord Amherst was amongst those attending at "the place of interment". - Armorial bookplate of "Right Honourable Lord Chief Baron Smythe" ["Quo Fata Vocant"]. Binding: Eighteenth-century sprinkled calf, gold-ruled spine, red spine-label, gold-lettered.
Makers and roles
John Boyle, 5th Earl of Orrery, FRS (1707-1762).