Fables for the female sex.
Edward Moore (1712-1757)
Category
Books
Date
1744
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 3080224
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8],173,[1]p.,plates . 8vo.. Imperfect: wanting title page. Could also conceivably be the 1746 second edition with the final advertisement leaf missing?. Provenance: manuscript inscriptions on front flyleaf: D. Yorke; Ann Jemima Yorke her book; manuscript inscription at head of preface: Anne Jemima Yorke 1767. Bookplate: Erthig (anonymous armorial).. Binding: Eighteenth-century full sprinkled calf; double gilt fillet to form a border; sewn onto five raised cords; red spine labels: 'Fables for the female sex'.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Makers and roles
Edward Moore (1712-1757) Henry Brooke (1703-1783)