Reliques of ancient English poetry: . consisting of old heroic ballads, songs, and other pieces of our earlier poets ...
Dr Thomas Percy (1729-1811) Bishop of Dromore
Category
Books
Date
1765
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3040926
Summary
Bibliographic description
3v, plates . 8vo.. Previous shelfmark: CL.E.Cupboard.IV.27.F.. Provenance: manuscript inscription on front fly-leaves: "Stamford Weybridge" [i.e. William Grey, 9th Earl of Stamford (1850-1910)]; "Louisa Lucy Clinton given by Louisa Dorothea Clinton 1801". manuscript inscription in red ink on title page verso: "W: Musgrave".. Binding: Eighteenth-century sprinkled calf bindings; gilt roll on board edges; gold-tooled spines, with gilt cipher 'WM' and crest (two arms holding a ring) [presumably of W. Musgrave].
Makers and roles
Dr Thomas Percy (1729-1811) Bishop of Dromore