The chace, a poem / by William Somervile; a new edition; to which is prefixed a critical essay, by J. Aikin.

Creator:

Somerville, William, 1675-1742.

Timespan:

1796

Date:

1796

Description:

Fairman Rogers copy: Title page with gold-stamped border.; Fairman Rogers copy: Binding: vellum over boards; borders of cover panels gold-tooled with floral and geometrical designs, with middle design gold-tooled over green paint; painting depicting a river hunt scene in panel on front cover; six gold-tooled panels on spine; one panel in green with title tooled in gold; gold-tooled turn-ins; marbled endpapers; gilt edges; fore-edge painting depicting a hunting scene.

Identifier:

9913184303503681; (OCoLC)ocm09352384; (OCoLC)9352384; (PU)1318430-penndb-Voyager; 1318430

Language:

English

Provenance:

Armstrong, F. Wallis, Jr., Mrs. (donor) (Fairman Rogers copy); Armstrong, F. Wallis (bookplate) (Fairman Rogers copy); Walmsley, Miss (inscription) (Fairman Rogers copy)

Publisher:

London : Printed for T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies (successors to Mr. Cadell) ..., 1796.

Subject:

Advertisements -- England -- London -- 18th century.; Poetry.; Fore-edge paintings -- England -- 18th century.; Fine bindings.

Resource Type:

Books

Physical Description:

4 unnumbered pages, 186 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 6 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations; 16 cm (8vo)

Personal Name:

Aikin, John, 1747-1822.

Corporate Name:

Fairman Rogers Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?

Notes:

With half-title.; Advertisements on p. [1] at end.; Signatures: [A]² B-M⁸ N⁴ O².

Physical Location:

821.05 So53C 1796

Collection:

Fairman Rogers Collection (University of Pennsylvania)