The history of oracles, and the cheats of pagan priests. . In two parts. Made English.
Bernard le Bouvier de Fontenelle (1657-1757)
Category
Books
Date
1688
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3094901
Summary
Bibliographic description
[20],227,[5]p. . 8vo. Provenance: Manuscript inscription on title page: "John & Isabella" [i.e. John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751) and his first wife Isabella (1670-1693)]. Armorial bookplate on title page verso: The Right Honble. John Lord Hervey created Baron of Ickworth in Com. Suff. March the 23d. 1702 [i.e. John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751)].. Binding: Eighteenth-century sprinkled calf binding; blind roll on board edges. Rebacked in gold-tooled calf, with gilt title and date stamped on spine. Red and brown sprinkled edges.
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
Bernard le Bouvier de Fontenelle (1657-1757) Aphra Behn (1640-1689). Antonius van Dale (1638 - 1708)