The Harleian miscellany; or, A collection of scarce, curious, and entertaining pamphlets and tracts, as well in manuscript as in print, found in the late Earl of Oxford's library, interspersed with historical, political, and critical notes.
Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford (1689–1741)
Category
Books
Date
1808 - 1811
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 3191719
Summary
Bibliographic description
12v. ; 8vo. Provenance: nineteenth-century crest bookplate, after 1831, with earl’s coronet: Lichfield [i.e. Thomas William Anson, 2nd Viscount Anson, created Earl of Lichfield, 1831 (1795-1854); and also used by subsequent earls]. Binding: nineteenth-century tree calf; gilt roll border; gilt tooled spine and board edges; gilt lettered and numbered red and black spine labels.
Makers and roles
Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford (1689–1741)