A select collection of novels and histories. . In six volumes. Written by the most celebrated authors in several languages. Many of which never appear'd in English before. All new translated from the originals, by several eminent hands.
Dr Samuel Croxall (d.1572)
Category
Books
Date
1729
Materials
Measurements
169 x 106 x 26 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Townend, Cumbria
NT 3075278.5
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.5.,plates . ill.. . 12mo.. Provenance: manuscript on front pastedown a slight variation of: "No. 42", "bot at on upper boards. price 18s 0d" [i.e. Benjamin Browne, 1692-1748], and in a later hand "Ben Browne, Troutbeck, Windermere" [i.e. [?] Benjamin Browne, 1787-1807].. Binding: Contemporary Cambridge-style calf bindings, blind tooled to a rectangular panel design; board edges have gilt roll decoration; autograph "B: Browne" scratched into leather on upper boards.
Makers and roles
Dr Samuel Croxall (d.1572)