Shakespeare and his times : including the biography of the poet; criticism on his genius and writings; a new chronology of his plays; a disquisition on the object of his sonnets; and a history of the manners, customs, amusement, superstitions, poetry, and elegant literature of his age. By Nathan Drake, ... In two volumes. ...
Nathan Drake (1766-1836)
Category
Books
Date
1817
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Hanbury Hall, Worcestershire
NT 3178408
Summary
Bibliographic description
2 v. : front. (port.) facsim. ; 4to. Four additional lithographs pasted to front endpapers, two per volume, of Shakespeare's Stratford. Provenance: nineteenth-century round seal bookplate: "Thomae Bowater Vernon Arma" [i.e. Thomas Bowater Vernon (1832-1859)]. Binding: nineteenth-century calf, with marbled paper on boards; gold tooled spine; five false bands; marbled endpapers and edges.
Makers and roles
Nathan Drake (1766-1836)