The history of the life of Peter I. Emperor of Russia. . In three volumes. By John Mottley, Esq;.
John Mottley (1692-1750)
Category
Books
Date
1739
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 3038518
Summary
Bibliographic description
3v. . ill.., maps, ports.. . 8vo.. Previous shelfmark: G.5.6-8. Subscriber's copy: "John Myddelton, of Chirk-Castle in Denbighshire, Esq;" in list of subscribers [i.e. John Myddelton (1685-1747), to whom vol. 3 is dedicated]. Identified in 1796 inventory: O 316, price 4s. Christies, 21 June 2004, lot 635.. Provenance: Bookplate in each vol: Chirk Castle R. E. Myddelton [i.e. Robert Edward Myddelton (1866-1949)]; crest, signed and dated: W.P.B. 1914.. Binding: Eighteenth-century red goatskin bindings; triple gilt fillet and gilt foliate roll pattern border on boards; gilt rolls on board edges and turn-ins; gold-tooled spines, with gilt title labels (missing on vols. 1 and 2). All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers.
Makers and roles
John Mottley (1692-1750)