A political index to the histories of Great Britain and Ireland; or, a complete register of the hereditary honours, public offices, and persons in office, from the earliest periods to the present time. By Robert Beatson, Esq; the second edition, corrected, and much enlarged. In two volumes. ...
Robert Beatson (1742-1818)
Category
Books
Date
1788
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 3216389
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. ; 8vo. Bookseller’s pencil price note: 2 vols 7/6. News cutting “Number of paupers in England and Wales”. Provenance: Nineteenth-century armorial bookplate with escutcheon: Richard Brinsley Sheridan. [i.e: Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1809-1888)] (Franks 26726); shelfmarked: S.A. 37. Binding: eighteenth-century half calf, with marbled paper boards; gold on spine; gold lettered black spine labels.
Makers and roles
Robert Beatson (1742-1818), author