The poetical works of William Collins : with the life of the author and critical observations.
William Collins (1721-1759)
Category
Books
Date
1821
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 3090082
Summary
Bibliographic description
84 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 12mo (13cm). Provenance: Inscribed on endpapers: "Anne B. Scott from Sarah Bognor 1824"; "Marion L. S.O. Scott Jan[ua]ry 1868" "To L.M. Yorke 1907" [i.e. Marion Scott, aunt of Louisa Mathilda Scott [(1863-1951) m. Philip Yorke II of Erddig in 1902]; Anne B. Scott is perhaps an aunt of Marion Scott]. Binding: Nineteenth-century full straight grained brown morocco, single gilt fillet forming a border, gilt fillet board edging. Recessed cords, gilt tooling on spine, lettered direct in gilt on spine. Edges densely sprinkled brown.
Provenance
Given by Phillip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Makers and roles
William Collins (1721-1759), author