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
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3052586
Summary
Bibliographic description
4v. . ill.., port.. . 12mo.. Not indigenous. Provenance: Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on v.1 pastedown in Norris's hand: Cobham Hall. S. [i.e. Sotheby's] 13/11 57 Lot 847 [Cobham Hall, Kent, seat of the Earls of Darnley until 1957].. Binding: Eighteenth-century tree calf over boards; spines gilt; red morocco spine label with title 'Adventurer'.
Makers and roles
John Hawkesworth (1720-1773) Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) Joseph Warton (bap.1722 - 1800)