Poems by the Earl of Roscomon [sic]. To which is added, an essay on poetry, by the Earl of Mulgrave, now Duke of Buckingham. Together with poems by Mr. Richard Duke.
Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of Roscommon (1633-1685)
Category
Books
Date
1717
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 3215595
Summary
Bibliographic description
[20],536p. ; 8vo. Provenance: eighteenth-century 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, possibly that of Richard Banner. Binding: eighteenth-century Cambridge style panelled calf; sewn onto five raised bands; gilt tooled spine and board edges; missing spine label.
Makers and roles
Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of Roscommon (1633-1685) John Sheffield, 1st Duke of the County of Buckingham and Normanby KG, PC (1648-1720) Richard Duke (1658-1711)