Shelfmark
Krr.3.47
Author
Title
An ode upon dedicating a building, and erecting a statue, to Shakespeare, at Stratford upon Avon. By D.G..
Publication, distribution, etc.
London: : Printed for T. Becket, and P.A. De Hondt, in the Strand., MDCCLXIX. [1769]
Physical description
[4], 34 p. ; 25 cm. (4to)
Note
D.G. = David Garrick.
Note
Includes 'Testimonies to the genius and merits of Shakespeare' comprising verse and prose selections from Jonson, Milton, Dryden, Pope, Gray, Addison, etc.
Citation/references note
ESTC, T42012
Provenance
Bookplate of Columbia University, Brander Matthews Dramatic Museum (with stamp noting withdrawal) on upper pastedown.
Binding
20th-century marbled paper over pasteboard. Spine with inlaid brown leather, gilt lettering ("An Ode to Shakespeare. Garrick. 1769") and transverse double gilt fillets. Textblock trimmed and sprinkled red. Endpapers undecorated; pastedown and free endpaper to both sides of textblock.
Copy-specific note
Ms. date written on lower pastedown: "April 28, 1943".
Subject
Shakespeare, William, 1564 - 1616 Appreciation.
Subject
Stratford Jubilee (1769 : Stratford-upon-Avon, England)
Genre/Form
Odes.
Genre/Form
Poetry.
Added entry--name
Columbia University former owner.
Added entry--name
T. Becket and P.A. de Hondt bookseller.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B50709