Weekly miscellany (London, England : 1732).. Selections.
William Webster (1689 - 1758)
Category
Books
Date
1738
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3256838
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. ; 8vo. Running number: 1350. Provenance: library of Sir Richard Ellys (1682-1742) of Nocton, Lincolnshire. Manuscript initial on front endleaf of vol.1 : "M." [i.e. catalogue code of John Mitchell (ca. 1685-1751), librarian to Ellys], continued "2 vol.". Binding: eighteenth-century full sprinkled calf over boards with double gilt fillet border; blind tooled pattern on board edges; five raised bands, gilt tooled spine with gilt volume number tooled directly on to spine and gilt title on leather label; three supports laced in; red sprinkled edges. Closed tear to leaf U7 of vol. 1 repaired with paper patch (20th century).
Makers and roles
William Webster (1689 - 1758), author Jephson, Charles, active 1736-1748, bookseller, bookseller Anglesey, Arthur Annesley, Earl of, approximately 1677-1737, dedicatee, correspondent Abingdon, Montagu Venables-Bertie, Earl of, -1743, dedicatee, correspondent