A classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue.
Francis Grose (1731-1791)
Category
Books
Date
1785
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 3222116
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2], vii, [204]p. ; 8vo (22cm). Provenance: Hand-coloured monogram crested bookplate: CB [i.e.: Caroline Conolly, Countess of Buckinghamshire (c.1755-1817), whose daughter Lady Amelia Anne Hobart (1772-1829), married in 1794 Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (1769-1822)]. Binding: Eighteenth-century full tree calf, sewn on two recessed cords. Black leather spine label lettered in gilt. Small paper labels at foot of spine, lettered "H" and "100"
Makers and roles
Francis Grose (1731-1791)