A letter from Mr. William Baxter to Dr Hans Sloane, . R.S. Secr. containing an account of a book intituled, Archæologia Britannica, ... by Edward Lhuyd, ... Oxford, ... MDCCVII. ...
William Baxter (1650-1723)
Category
Books
Date
1708
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 3079972
Summary
Bibliographic description
4p. . fol.. Bound with 'Archaeologia Britannica' (1707). manuscript price on front flyleaf: 0:7-6. The Erddig copy has been annotated at the end of the first paragraph: And sold by Wm. Mears at the Lamb in Chancery Lane.. Provenance: Bookplate: Erthig (anonymous armorial).. Binding: Panelled calf; sewn onto six raised cords; spine gilt rules; orange spine label: 'Lhuyd'.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Makers and roles
William Baxter (1650-1723)