Shelfmark
Fk.9.08(07)
Author
Title
An essay towards a description of the city of Bath. : In two parts. Wherein its antiquity is ascertained: its situation, mineral waters, and British works described: the antient works in its neighbourhood, the gods, places of worship, religion and learning of the Britons occasionally consider'd: the rise of the British druids demonstrated: the devastations commited by the Romans at Bath, their encamping on the hot-waters, and their turning their camp into a city fully set forth: and the works of the saxons, and their successors briefly related. Illustrated with thirteen octavo plates, engrav'd by Mr. Pine. / By John Wood, architect.
Publication, distribution, etc.
[Bath] : Printed for W. Frederick, bookseller, in Bath, 1742.
Physical description
[12], 92; [4], 104 p., [13] folded leaves of plates : ill. ; 8vo.
Note
Errata on verso of collective t.p.
Note
"An essay towards a description of the city of Bath; and of the British works in its neighbourhood. Part the first" has divisional half-t.p. on leaf B1r.
Note
Catalogued from an incomplete copy consisting of pt. 1 only.
Note
Pt. 2 is dated 1743.
Note
With an additional titlepage for pt. 1 immediately following collective t.p.: "An essay towards a description of Bath, and of the British works in its neighbourhood. In two parts. By John Wood, architect" with the imprint: Bath: printed by Thomas Boddely, 1742.
Citation/references note
ESTC, N31356
Provenance
Booklabel of Nicholas Mann, recording donation to Eton College in 1754.
Binding
18th century light brown sheep quarter-binding; boards covered in marbled paper; five raised bands; spine label with gold tooling reads 'Pamphlets'.
Copy-specific note
Bound with six other items.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelf-mark: Dd.7.10.
Copy-specific note
Copy lacks pt. 2.
Subject
Bath (England) Description and travel Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Boddely, Thomas, ? - d. 1756 printer.
Added entry--name
Frederick, William, ? - d. 1776 publisher.
Added entry--name
Mann, Nicholas, ? - -1753 former owner.
Added entry--place
England Bath.
Identifier
B27452