Reliques of ancient English poetry: : consisting of old heroic ballads, songs, and other pieces of our earlier poets; together with some few of later date. / By Thomas Percy, Lord Bishop of Dromore. ; Edited by J.V. Prichard. In two volumes. …
Dr Thomas Percy (1729-1811) Bishop of Dromore
Category
Books
Date
1876
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 3101099.1
Summary
Bibliographic description
v. 1 ; 8vo. Bookseller's pencil note on front free endpaper: "2 vols 12/6". Binding: nineteenth-century full green straight-grained morocco; double gilt fillet to form a border; small gilt-stamped cornerpieces (flowers); spine gilt; recessed cords; five false bands; red morocco spine label (gilt lettered): 'Percy Reliques'; brown morocco spine label gilt lettered with vol. no.; gilt rolled board edges and turn-ins; marbled endpapers; red textblock edges.
Makers and roles
Dr Thomas Percy (1729-1811) Bishop of Dromore, compiler Joseph Vila Prichard, editor