The art of English poetry: . containing I. Rules for making verses. II. A dictionary of rhymes. III. A collection of the most natural, agreeable, and sublime thoughts, ... By Edw. Bysshe. gent.
Edward Bysshe (fl.1702-1712)
Category
Books
Date
1705
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3094919
Summary
Bibliographic description
[4],36,[2],viii,38,[8],436p. . 8vo. Provenance: 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)]. Marginalia and underscorings in pencil; according to Sydenham Hervey such "mysterious little pencil marks in the margins" are a sign of ownership by John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751).. Binding: Eighteenth-century Cambridge-style blind-panelled sprinkled calf binding; gilt roll on board edges. Rebacked in blind-tooled calf, with red morocco title label and gilt date stamp on spine. Red 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
Edward Bysshe (fl.1702-1712)