A guide to classical learning; . or, Polymetis abridged. ... Being a work absolutely necessary, not only for the right understanding of the classics, but also for forming in young minds a true taste for the beauties of poetry, sculpture and painting. The fourth edition. Illustrated with twenty-eight prints from original antiques, and more particularly adapted to the use of schools and academies. By N. Tindal, translator of Rapin.
Joseph Spence (1699-1768)
Category
Books
Date
1777
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 3139794
Summary
Bibliographic description
[12], xxxiv, 210 p., [13] leaves of plates . ill.., front. . 12mo.. Imperfect: lacks all leaves after p.20 (signature M2v). Ink drawing front pastedown, a figure with speech bubble ".. un mauvais sujet". Provenance: Inscribed: "T. Noel Hill" [i.e. Thomas Noel Hill, 2nd Baron Berwick (1770-1832)]. Binding: Eighteenth-century full sheep, on five raised bands; gilt lettered on red spine-label: Tindal's Guide. Ink drawing on front board.
Makers and roles
Joseph Spence (1699-1768) Nicolas Tindal (1687?-1774)