Anecdotes of British topography. Or, An historical account of what has been done for illustrating the topographical antiquities of Great Britain and Ireland.
Richard Gough (1735-1809)
Category
Books
Date
1768
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 3217839
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2], xxxv, [1], 118, 117-376, *375-*376, 377-740, [34] p. ; 4to. Water-staining at foot of leaves throughout. Leaf F1 torn and repaired. Provenance: eighteenth-century Jacobean armorial bookplate (Franks 32206), lettered: William Windham Esquire [i.e. William Windham (1750-1810)]. Manuscript former shelfmark in pencil on front pastedown: "J6". Manuscript former shelfmark in pencil on verso of front fly-leaf: "K6". Binding: nineteenth-century full tree calf; gilt Greek key roll pattern border; gilt hatched roll pattern along board edges; recessed cords, smooth spine; gold-tooled spine, filled with repeated roll patterns and gilt title on brown goatskin label. Pale yellow textblock edges.
Makers and roles
Richard Gough (1735-1809), author