Specimens of British minerals, . selected from the cabinet of Philip Rashleigh, of Menabilly, in the County of Cornwall, ... with general descriptions of each article.
Philip Rashleigh (1730-1811)
Category
Books
Date
1797 - 1802
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3042590
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. ([4],56,[2]p, 33 plates;[4],23,[3]p, 21 plates) . 4to.. Not indigenous. 2 vols bound in 1. Plates hand-coloured Loosely inserted: newspaper clippings, a sheet of manuscript pencil notes, and clippings from dealer's catalogues, unrelated to provenance. Provenance: Nineteenth-century inscription on title page: Sowerby's Museum. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on pastedown in Norris's hand: Bow Windows N00/-/- 5.5.72 Collated with Lowndes Perfect NESN. Binding: Twentieth-century half calf; marbled paper over boards; red spine label; sewn on five raised bands.
Makers and roles
Philip Rashleigh (1730-1811)