The works of Sir William Temple, Bart. . In two volumes. ... To which is prefix'd some account of the life and writings of the author.
Sir William Temple (1628-1699)
Category
Books
Date
1720
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 3040449
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v., plate : front. (port.) ; fol. Provenance: eighteenth-century armorial bookplate, with putti, and motto: Nil Desperandum, Yates, sculp. Thomas Anson Esqr. Shugborough. [i.e. Thomas Anson, of Shugbrough (1695-1773)]. Binding: eighteenth-century calf; blind rolled and tooled to a panel design; sewn onto 6 cords; spines gilt.
Makers and roles
Sir William Temple (1628-1699)