Miscellaneous works, in verse and prose, of the late Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; ... . With some account of the life and writings of the author, by Mr. Tickell.
Joseph Addison (1672 - 1719)
Category
Books
Date
1726
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Townend, Cumbria
NT 3047369
Summary
Bibliographic description
3v. . ill.. . 12mo.. Imperfect: vols. 1 and 2 only.. Provenance: manuscript inscription on vol. 1 advertisement leaf: "George Browne 1871" [i.e. George Browne (1834-1914)]. manuscript inscriptions on vol. 1 title page: "John Wilson" and "Wm. Thompson". manuscript inscription [18th century] on vol. 1 rear fly-leaf recto, giving brief details of Rosamond, daughter of Lord Clifford, and her sons the Earl of Salisbury and the Archbishop of York. manuscript inscription on vol. 2 front pastedown: "bot. In London 1734. B: Browne. Đ.125" [i.e. Benjamin Browne (1692-1748)].. Binding: Vol. 1 binding: calf, with double gilt fillet border; board edges have blind roll decoration; spine has gilt fillet decoration along raised bands. Vol. 2 binding: calf, with double gilt fillet and blind roll pattern border; board edges have blind roll decoration. Autograph "B: Browne 1734" scratched into leather on upper board.
Makers and roles
Joseph Addison (1672 - 1719) Thomas Tickell (1686-1740)