The musical tour of Mr. Dibdin;. in which --- previous to his embarkation for India --- he finished his career as a public character.
Charles Dibdin (1745-1814)
Category
Books
Date
1788
Materials
Place of origin
Sheffield
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3207455
Summary
Bibliographic description
[6],iv,308,307-338,335-443,[1]p.,plates ;. engr.music ;. 4vo. Provenance: Inscribed on t.p.: "NCrewe" [poss. Nanette Hawkins (1765/6-1827), m. Sir Henry Harpur, 7th Bt, in 1792].Large nineteenth-century armorial bookplate, lettered "Calke Abbey Library" with motto: "Degeneranti genus opprobium". Binding: Eighteenth-century tree calf, sewn on five raised cords. Maroon leather spine label, lettered in gilt "Dibdin's musical tour". Blind-tooled board edges.
Makers and roles
Charles Dibdin (1745-1814)