The compleat gentleman: . or a description of the several qualifications, both natural and acquired, that are necessary to form a great man. Written originally in Spanish, by Baltasar Gratian, and now translated into English by T. Saldkeld.
Baltasar Gracian y Morales (1601-1658)
Category
Books
Date
1730
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 3142158
Summary
Bibliographic description
[12],236p. . 8vo.. Provenance: Eighteenth-century armorial bookplate, Curzon impaling Colyear, signed 'P. Mazell': 'Recte et Suaviter' (Franks 7705 2nd state- fine text) [Sir Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Scarsdale (1726-1804) m. 1750 Lady Caroline Colyear]. Binding: Eighteenth-century full sprinkled leather binding; blind fillet border and double panel; five raised bands; spine label gilt lettered: "Grati- Compl- Genti-".
Makers and roles
Baltasar Gracian y Morales (1601-1658) T. Saldkeld