The history of the city and state of Geneva, from its first foundation to this present time. Faithfully collected from several manuscripts of Jacobus Gothofredus, Monsieur Chorier, and others. By Isaac Spon, doctor of physick, and one of the fellows of the colledge of Lyons. Licensed, Dec. 14. 1685. Ro. L'Estrange.
Jacob Spon (1647-1685)
Category
Books
Date
1687
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 3081065
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8],250,[6]p., [4] plates (1 fold.) : ill. ; fol. Printed paper shelf label on front pastedown: Case K. Shelf 2. Red pencil manuscript annotation, with page references on rear endpaper. Provenance: manuscript inscription on titlepage: P: Legh [i.e. probably Peter Legh XII (1669-1744)]. Twentieth-century armorial bookplate: Lyme. Signed J.F. Badeley fecit 1904. [i.e.: Thomas Wodehouse, 2nd Lord Newton (1857-1942)] (cf. Wilson & Lee 'Badeley' no. 119). Binding: seventeenth-century calf; double blind fillet border and and quarter. Rebacked [late 19th c?]; gilt ram's head stamp in bottom compartment.
Makers and roles
Jacob Spon (1647-1685) Nicolas Chorier (1612-1692) Jacques Godefroy (1587-1652)