The laurel.. Containing the poetical works of Collins, Dr. Johnson, Pomfret & Hammond.
William Collins (1721-1759)
Category
Books
Date
1815
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 3248945
Summary
Bibliographic description
4v. [bound in one volume] (96;84;ix,[1],110;69,[3]p, [5] plates). 12mo. Acquired by the National Trust with other former Dyrham books in April 2022. Damage to spine at head and tail. Binding: nineteenth-century tan leather over boards; gold tooled details to covers, spine, turn-ins and board edges; 'LAUREL' lettered in gold on spine; orange and navy marbled endpapers; block edge marbled (now significantly faded).
Makers and roles
William Collins (1721-1759) James Hammond (1710-1742). Lord John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey of Ickworth, PC, MP (1696-1743) Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) John Pomfret (1667-1702)