Spectacle de la nature: . or, nature display'd. Being discourses on such particulars of natural history as were thought most proper to excite the curiosity, and form the minds of youth. ... Translated from the original French, by Mr. Humphreys. [Vol. 2-3].
abbé Noël Antoine Pluche (1688-1761)
Category
Books
Date
1740
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3126548
Summary
Bibliographic description
v. 2-3, plates . ill.. . 8vo.. Not indigenous. Shelved and uniform with v. 1, 4-7 in other eds.. Provenance: Eighteenth-century inscription on flyleaf: T,4 Compton Place. [Compton Place, Eastbourne, built 1726-27, property of the Dukes of Devonshire until 1954. Possibly owned by William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire (1698-1755)]. Small paper label with manuscript pressmark J.5. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on v. 1 of set in Norris's hand: Compton Place, Eastbourne 18/5 '54 Lot 142 [?] Đ2.. Binding: Eighteenth-century full mottled calf over boards; spine gilt; red spine label with title 'Nature display'd'; sewn on five raised bands.
Makers and roles
abbé Noël Antoine Pluche (1688-1761)