Shelfmark
Ib1.5.40(03)
Additional shelfmark
Ib1.5.41(05)
Author
Title
A poetical abridgement, both in Latin and English, of the Reverend Mr. Tutor Bentham's Letter to a young gentleman of Oxford. To which are added some remarks on the letter to a fellow of a college. By the author of the Proposal, &c.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Printed for W. Owen, at Homer's Head, near Temple-Bar, MDCCXLIX. [1749]
Physical description
[2], 61, [1] p. ; 20 cm. (8vo)
Note
Author of the Proposal = William King.
Note
The poetical abridgement has parallel English and Latin texts.
Note
With half-title page.
Note
Ornament headpiece and initial.
With note
[Ib1.5.40(03)] Bound with: "Elogium famæ inserviens Jacci Etonensis, sive gigantis [Ib1.5.40(01)] ", "A letter to a young gentleman" and "A certain proposal of a certain little tutor, for making certain reformations in a certain method of education, most certainly practis'd in a certain university".
With note
[Ib1.5.41(05)] Bound with: "Epistolæ altera peregrinantis, altera rusticantis", "Epistola critica Græce conscripta ad Joh. Gul. Thompson Dialogi Platonis, qui Parmenides inscribitur, editorem", "Sacerdos paroecialis rusticus" and "Elogium famæ inserviens Jacci Etonensis, sive Gigantis".
Citation/references note
ESTC, T101276
Citation/references note
Foxon, K73
Provenance
[Ib1.5.40(03)] Armorial bookplate of Lewis Vernon Harcourt.
Provenance
[Ib1.5.40(03)] Eton College Library ink stamp on title page verso.
Provenance
[Ib1.5.41(05)] Ms. inscription on front endpaper: "Bought at ... Pall Mall A.D. 1838 From ... books ... of the collection of the ... Thomas Grenville".
Binding
[Ib1.5.40(03)] 19th century teal calf half binding; boards covered in marbled paper; marbled endpapers; gilt top edge.
Binding
[Ib1.5.41(05)] 18th century calf binding; gold tooled Thomas Grenville's coat of arms on front and rear covers; gold tooled outer edges of the boards; rebacked; binder's stamp on rear endpaper: "R.L. Day binder".
Copy-specific note
[Ib1.5.40(03)] Imperfect copy: half-title and page 61 wanting.
Copy-specific note
[Ib1.5.41(05)] Contents of the volume in ms. on the front flyleaf.
Added entry--name
Harcourt, Lewis Vernon (), 1863 - 1922 former owner.
Added entry--name
Owen, W. bookseller.
Added entry--name
Grenville, Thomas, 1755 - 1846 former owner.
Added entry--name
Day, R. L. binder.
Identifier
B9731