Tales, epistles, odes, fables, &c. With translations from Homer and other antient authors. To which are added proposals for perfecting the English language.
Thomas Cooke (1703-1756)
Category
Books
Date
1729
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3217189
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2], iv, 214, [2] p. ; 8vo. Running number: 7259. Water-staining at foot of leaves throughout. Provenance: manuscript initial on front fly-leaf: "M." [i.e. catalogue code of John Mitchell (ca. 1685-1751), librarian to Sir Richard Ellys (1682-1742)]. Manuscript inscription on fly-leaf facing title page: "Cooke" [i.e. catalogue entry for anonymous works, written by John Mitchell (ca. 1685-1751), librarian to Sir Richard Ellys (1682-1742)]. Manuscript number on fly-leaf facing title page: "22.". Binding: eighteenth-century full sprinkled calf; sewn onto three sewing supports, with five raised bands on spine; double gilt fillet border; blind roll pattern along board edges; gold-tooled spine; gilt title on brown leather label on spine. Red sprinkled textblock edges.
Makers and roles
Thomas Cooke (1703-1756), author