The history of the Athenian Society, . for the resolving all nice and curious questions. By a gentleman, who got secret intelligence of their whole proceedings. To which are prefix'd several poems, written by Mr. Tate, Mr. Motteux, Mr. Richardson, and others.
Charles Gildon
Category
Books
Date
1692
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3092886
Summary
Bibliographic description
[4], 36 p., [1] leaf of plate . 1 ill.. . fol... Imperfect: Frontispiece wanting.. Provenance: Large armorial bookplate: John Hervey of Ickworth ... 1698. [i.e. John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751)]. Another: The Right Honble. John Lord Hervey Created Baron of Ickworth ... 1702. manuscript inscription: John & Isabella [i.e. John Hervey and his first wife Isabella (1670-1693)]. Marginalia and underscorings in pencil; according to Sydenham Hervey such "mysterious little pencil marks in the margins" are a characteristic of the 1st Earl.. Binding: Late seventeenth or early eighteenth century double panelled calf; rebacked.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Charles Gildon