The adventurer. . Volume the first[-fourth]. A new edition. Illustrated with frontispieces.
John Hawkesworth (1720-1773)
Category
Books
Date
1797
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3052585
Summary
Bibliographic description
4v. . ill.., port.. . 12mo.. Ephemera inserted at front of vol. 4: newspaper clipping from the Times ("8.IX.19.") containg a letter about the minimum wage. Previous shelfmark: CL.E.Cupboard.IV.13,24-25,32.B.. Provenance: manuscript inscription on front pastedown of each vol.: "Stamford Weybridge" [i.e. William Grey, 9th Earl of Stamford (1850-1910)]. Armorial bookplate on front pastedown of each vol.: 'Charles N. Wodehouse', with motto 'Frappe forte', crest = hand holding a club, emerging from a cloud. manuscript inscription on vol. 4 frontispiece recto: "Charles N. Wodehouse".. Binding: Half-bound marbled paper boards. Gold-tooled calf spines.
Makers and roles
John Hawkesworth (1720-1773) Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) Joseph Warton (bap.1722 - 1800)