La belle assemblee: or, The adventures of twelve days. . Being a curious collection of remarkable incidents which happen'd to some of the first quality in France. Written in French for the entertainment of the King, and dedicated to him by Madam de Gomez. In two volumes.
Madeleine Angélique, Madame de Gomez (1684-1770)
Category
Books
Date
1728
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Townend, Cumbria
NT 3074392
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v.,plates . ill.. . 12mo.. Provenance: manuscript inscriptions on vol. 1 pastedown: "No. 106", "bot at London 12th Apr. 1732, being Wednesday in Easter Week. B: Browne. 2 vols. 6s" [i.e. Benjamin Browne, 1692-1748], and "these 2 vols. d/- Thompsons seasons c/- [total] g/0".. Binding: Both vols. in contemporary calf bindings, with double gilt fillet borders; board edges have blind roll decoration; spines have gilt stamp decoration; autograph "B: Browne" scratched into leather on upper boards.
Makers and roles
Madeleine Angélique, Madame de Gomez (1684-1770) Eliza Fowler Haywood (1693-1756)