Of wisdom. Three books. Written originally in French, by the Sieur de Charron. With an account of the author. Made English by George Stanhope, ...
Pierre Charron (1541-1603)
Category
Books
Date
1729
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 3205054
Summary
Bibliographic description
3v. ([72],1540,[20]p.) : ill. ; 8vo. Provenance: eighteenth-century sepia armorial bookplate, with putti, and motto: Nil Desperandum, Yates, sculp. Thomas Anson Esqr. Shugborough. [i.e. Thomas Anson, of Shugbrough (1695-1773)]; pasted over former owner's plate, probably eighteenth-century early armorial bookplate of Richard Banner [Banner (b. 1696) of Little Aston Hall, sold library to Thomas Anson in about 1745]. Binding: eighteenth-century calf, Cambridge style panel, gilt tooled spine.
Makers and roles
Pierre Charron (1541-1603)