Shelfmark
Em.8.17 - Em.8.18
Author
Pöllnitz, Karl Ludwig, 1692 - 1775 Freiherr von,
Uniform title
[Mémoires. English]
Title
The memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz. Being the observations he made in his late travels from Prussia thro' Poland, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Flanders, Holland, England, &c. Discovering not only the present state of the chief cities and towns; but the characters of the principal persons at the several courts. Vol. III.[-IV.].
Publication, distribution, etc.
London: : Printed for Daniel Browne, at the Black Swan, without Temple-Bar; and John Brindley, at the King's-Arms, in New Bond-street., M.DCC.XXXVIII. [1738]
Physical description
2 v. ; 19 cm (8vo)
Note
Translated by Stephen Whatley--ESTC.
Note
A continuation of the two volumes published in London, 1737.
Note
Head- and tail-pieces.
Note
Includes indexes.
Note
Pagination: vi, 360, [16]; [4], 355, [17] p.
Citation/references note
ESTC, N21954
Provenance
Booklabel of Clement James Mellish Adie (1876-1954), chief Warden at Eton College, on upper pastedown.
Binding
Mid- to late 18th-century light brown calf over pasteboard or millboard. Both covers undecorated; narrow squares, board edges tooled with a blind ornamental roll (faded). Spine slightly rounded, with five raised bands (two false?) tooled aside with single gilt fillets; second panel with spine label (gilt titling over red morocco onlay: "Polnitz' memoirs"), with vol. no in third panel (see additional note below); endband of alternating blue and plain thread. Textblock trimmed and sprinkled red. Endpapers comprised of leaves of plain laid paper (pastedown and two flyleaves).
Binding
Volume numbers tooled in gilt on spine are continuous from these two vols. of this first second edition (vols. 3-4) to two vols. of a later edition (vols 1-2) at shelfmark Em.8.15 - 16. Moreover, these are bound identically; despite comprising a mix of two editions, they evidently were bound to be part of a set by a previous owner.
Subject
Pöllnitz, Karl Ludwig, 1692 - 1775 Freiherr von,
Subject
Europe Description and travel Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Whatley, Stephen, fl. 1712 - 1741 translator.
Added entry--name
Browne, Daniel, 1647 - 1727 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Brindley, John, ? - -1758 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Adie, C. J. M. (Clement James Mellish), 1876 - 1954 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng fre
Identifier
B50966