Manuscript on paper, corrected and annotated, containing a moral essay in dialogue form concerning the proper use of time and lawful recreations, with two translations of letters by Cicero into French.
Description:
Binding: contemporary calf with gilt morocco spine label., For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator., pp. 248-295 paginated but otherwise blank, not digitized., and Wanting pp. 1-36, 189, 246-247, 254-257, 344-345.
Printed for Eben Tracy, at the Three Bibles on London-bridge,
Subject (Topic):
Conduct of life--Early works to 1800 and Cooking -- Early works to 1800|Canning and preserving -- Early works to 1800|Medicine, Popular -- Early works to 1800|Beauty, Personal -- Early works to 1800|Women -- Education -- Early works to 1800
Foldout frontispiece measures 32 x 23 cm. and Signatures: [a]1(folding leaf, "The meaning of the frontispice")[b]1(added engr. t.p.) [?]-[?][?]4([?]1[blank?]wanting)*-**4[?]-[?][?]B-Hh4Ii2.
Publisher:
Printed by B. Alsop and T. Favvcet, for Michaell Sparke, dwelling in Greene Arbor,
Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-1773
Published / Created:
1751
Call Number:
1986 139
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Alternative Title:
Economy of human life
Description:
Likely the true first ed. and Published anonymously. By Robert Dodsley but authorship attributed also to the Earl of Chesterfield. Cf. Notes and queries, 1st ser., v. 10, p. 8, 74, 318.
Publisher:
Printed for M. Cooper,
Subject (Name):
Scoggin, Glo.--Autograph, Thomson, Mary--Autograph, and Thomson, Sarah--Autograph
Churchyard, Thomas, 1520?-1604 Gainsford, Thomas, d. 1624?
Published / Created:
1640
Call Number:
Ih F779 640
Image Count:
103
Alternative Title:
Fortunatus (Romance). English and Right pleasant and variable tragicall historie of Fortvnatvs
Description:
For "T.G." (Thomas Gainsford?) the later editions have "T.C.", supposed to stand for Thomas Churchyard., Imperfect: Leaf 2 mutilated; outer corners frayed. Binding is an Elizabethan manuscript land deed. Inscriptions: An Clarkson her booke; This is An Clarkson booke., and Signatures: A-M⁸ (A1 blank). Numerous errors in pagination.
Publisher:
Printed by George Miller, dwelling in the Blacke-Friers
Subject (Topic):
Conduct of life--Early works to 1800 and Courtesy--Early works to 1800
