The fables . of John Dryden, ornamented with engravings from the pencil of the Right Hon. Lady Diana Beauclerc.
John Dryden (1631 - 1700)
Category
Books
Date
1797
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 3040750
Summary
Bibliographic description
[4],xviii,241,[1]p.,[9] plates . ill.. . fol.. Old shelfmarks: Q.2.11, Q.3.11.. Provenance: Bookplate: Earl of Morley. Binding: Gold tooled citron morocco with black morocco panels and gilt edges. Gold tooled brown watered silk endpapers and pastedowns. Bookbinder's ticket on flyleaf: C. Hering, No. 10 St. Martin Street London. Bookshoe.
Provenance
Accepted by H.M.Treasury as one of the more important books at Saltram and in part payment of death Duties offered by the Executors of Edmund Robert Parker (1877-1951), 4th Earl of Morley
Makers and roles
John Dryden (1631 - 1700) Lady Diana Spencer, Lady Beauclerk (London 1734 – Twickenham 1808)