The antiquities of England and Wales.
Francis Grose (1731-1791)
Category
Books
Date
1772 - 1776
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3041084.4
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.4., plates . ill.., maps . 4to.. Identified in 1768 catalogue: M.1 (entered with the supplements as 6 vols.) Shelved with Grose's 'Antiquities of Scotland' (1791) and 'Supplement' (1787). Some of the maps are hand-coloured.. Provenance: Bookplate on front pastedown: Armorial, Grey and Booth quarterings impaling Cavendish-Bentinck: George Harry Grey, 5th earl of Stamford & 1st earl of Warrington (2nd cr.) (1737-1819), pasted over an earlier, less well-executed plate of the 5th earl, with the single-tailed lion.. Binding: Inked calf; gilt rolled; spine gilt and elaborately decorated; red and green circular spine label: 'Grose's antiquities'; uniform with Grose's 'Antiquities of Scotland' (1791) and 'Supplement' (1787)
Makers and roles
Francis Grose (1731-1791)