An enquiry into the duties of men in the higher and middle classes of society in Great Britain,. resulting from their respective stations, professions, and employments.. By Thomas Gisborne, M.A. The fifth edition, corrected. In two volumes. ...
Thomas Gisborne (1758-1846)
Category
Books
Date
1800
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 3254864
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v.. 8vo. Acquired by the National Trust with other former Dyrham books in April 2022. Provenance: Ownership inscription on upper pastedowns: 'Frances Blathwayt, Dyrham Park' [= Frances Elizabeth Philips, first wife of Rev. Wynter Thomas Blathwayt (d.1869)]; armorial bookplate of George William Blathwayt tipped in on upper pastedown [possibly = Col. George William Blathwayt (1797-1871), or Capt. George William Blathwayt (1824-1899), or George William Wynter Blathwayt (1853-1934)] Binding: nineteenth-century marbled brown calf over boards; gold tooling to spine; gold tooled board edges; green leather spine label with 'Gisborne's Duties of Men' lettered in gold. Bound to match Gisborne's Female Duties.
Makers and roles
Thomas Gisborne (1758-1846)