La belle assemblee: . being a curious collection of some very remarkable incidents which happened to persons of the first quality in France. Interspers'd with entertaining and improving observations made by them on several passages in history, both ancient and modern. Written in French for the entertainment of the King, and dedicated to him by Madam de Gomez. Adorn'd with copper-plates. Vol. III.
Madeleine Angélique, Madame de Gomez (1684-1770)
Category
Books
Date
1732
Materials
Measurements
167 x 106 x 26 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Townend, Cumbria
NT 3074393
Summary
Bibliographic description
iv,245,[3],16p., [4] leaves of plates . ill.. . 12mo.. Imperfect; wanting final 16p.. Provenance: manuscript on front fly-leaf: "No. 106", and "Empt Londo. B Browne 3s-0" [i.e. Benjamin Browne, 1692-1748].. Binding: Conteporary Cambridge-style calf binding, blind tooled to a rectangular panel design; board edges have blind roll decoration; spine has gilt stamp decoration; autograph "B: Browne" scratched into leather on upper board.
Makers and roles
Madeleine Angélique, Madame de Gomez (1684-1770) Eliza Fowler Haywood (1693-1756)