Shelfmark
Gn.6.10 - Gn.6.11
Author
Smollett, T., 1721 - 1771 (Tobias)
Title
The adventures of Peregrine Pickle: in which are included Memoirs of a lady of quality. [By Tobias Smollett].
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Printed for J. Walker & Co., 1815..
Physical description
2 v. ([1] leaf of plates, [4], 463 p.; [1] leaf of plates, [4], 475 p.) : ill. ; 13 cm.
Note
Each volume has frontispiece plate drawn by T. Uwins and engraved by C. Warren, and added engraved title page stating: The adventures of Peregrine Pickle. / By Tobias Smollett, M.D. -- London : Published by J. Walker and Co., Paternoster Row.
Note
Final page: "Printed by S. Hamilton, Weybridge, Surrey.".
Provenance
Plain book label of "Mr Thomas Bell", undated, on front pastedown (v. 1).
Provenance
Bookplate of Maurice Baring, dated June 1897, on front pastedown or front endpaper recto (v.1, 2).
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton School Library, with ex dono of Maurice Baring, on first flyleaf recto (v.1, 2).
Binding
19th-century panelled brown calfskin over millboards. Covers with gilt double fillets and blind tooled board edges. Spine flat with gilt tools, fillets and titling over black labels ("Peregrine Pickle"; "Vol. [number]"). Textblock trimmed. Endpapers of undecorated wove paper; three flyleaves at both ends of the textblock.
Copy-specific note
Label on front endpaper or flyleaf: "Not to be taken out of the Library" (v.1, 2).
Added entry--name
Walker, John bookseller.
Added entry--name
Hamilton, S. (Samuel) (Samuel), printer.
Added entry--name
Uwins, Thomas, 1782 - 1857 illustrator.
Added entry--name
Warren, Charles Turner, 1767 - 1823 engraver.
Added entry--name
Bell, Thomas former owner.
Added entry--name
Baring, Maurice, 1874 - 1945 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B50881