The works in verse and prose, of William Shenstone, Esq; . most of which were never before printed. In two volumes, with decorations. ...
William Shenstone (1714-1763)
Category
Books
Date
1764
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 3050988
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. . ill.. (plates), fold. map, port.. . 8vo.. Previous shelfmark: A.8.5-6. Christies, 21 June 2004, lot 518.. Provenance: Bookplate in both vols.: 'Chirk Castle R. E. Myddelton' [i.e. Robert Edward Myddelton (1866-1949)]; crest armorial, signed and dated: W.P.B. 1914.. Binding: Eighteenth-century sprinkled calf bindings; gilt roll on board edges; gold-tooled spines, with gilt vol. no. labels (title labels missing).
Makers and roles
William Shenstone (1714-1763) Robert Dodsley (1703-1764).