The works in verse and prose, of William Shenstone, Esq; . most of which were never before printed. In two volumes, with decorations. ...
William Shenstone (1714-1763)
Category
Books
Date
1764
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Chastleton House, Oxfordshire
NT 3157589
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. . ill.. (plates), fold. map, port.. . 21 cm. Variant with kingfisher. In both volumes, pencil marks on front pastedown. Vol. 1 cracked spine. Vol. 2 damage to upper boards, black ink marks on page 390. Provenance: in both volumes, adhered to front pastedown, label of ‘Anne Venables Vernon’. In Vol. 2, additional faded ink signature on reverse of frontispiece. Binding: Sprinkled calf; double gilt fillets to form a border, gold-tooled spines with five raised bands, gilt lettering.
Makers and roles
William Shenstone (1714-1763) Robert Dodsley (1703-1764).