Shelfmark
MS 764
Author
Title
An autograph letter on two 4to. pages to his bankers in London, concerning a bill / Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Florence, 1819.
Physical description
1 folded leaf ; 24 cm.
Note
Title from ms. title page.
Note
Autograph letter signed from P. B. Shelley to his bankers, 29 September 1819. The bill discussed in the letter, £200 on Messrs Webb of Leghorn, was for Henry Reveley, the designer of a steam engine for a boat -- from ms. title page.
Provenance
Previously owned by William Alfred Foyle (1885-1963). Foyle's ex libris maroon and gilded leather bookplate on front pastedown: "Ex libris. W. A. Foyle. Beeleigh Abbey".
Binding
Letter in quarter red morocco over patterned paper covered boards volume ; with ms. title page in black, red and gilt.
Subject
Added entry--name
Foyle, William A. (William Alfred), 1885 - 1963 former owner.
Added entry--place
Italy Florence.
Identifier
B38772