B9731

Shelfmark

Ib1.5.40(03)

Additional copy shelfmark

Ib1.5.41(05)

Author

King, William

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.

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, former owner.

Added entry--name

Owen, W, bookseller.

Added entry--name

Grenville, Thomas, former owner.

Added entry--name

Day, R. L, binder.

Additional copy

Ib1.5.41(05)

001B9731

003LIBRARY CODE

096##$aIb1.5.40(03)

098##$aIb1.5.41(05)

1001#$aKing, William

24512$aA 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.

260##$aLondon :$bPrinted for W. Owen, at Homer's Head, near Temple-Bar,$cMDCCXLIX. [1749]

300##$a[2], 61, [1] p. ;$c20 cm.

500##$aAuthor of the Proposal = William King.

500##$aThe poetical abridgement has parallel English and Latin texts.

500##$aWith half-title page.

500##$aOrnament headpiece and initial.

501##$a[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".

501##$a[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".

5104#$aESTC,$cT101276

5100#$aFoxon,$cK73

561##$a[Ib1.5.40(03)] Armorial bookplate of Lewis Vernon Harcourt.

561##$a[Ib1.5.40(03)] Eton College Library ink stamp on title page verso.

561##$a[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".

563##$a[Ib1.5.40(03)] 19th century teal calf half binding; boards covered in marbled paper; marbled endpapers; gilt top edge.

563##$a[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".

590##$a[Ib1.5.40(03)] Imperfect copy: half-title and page 61 wanting.

590##$a[Ib1.5.41(05)] Contents of the volume in ms. on the front flyleaf.

7001#$aHarcourt, Lewis Vernon$eformer owner.

7001#$aOwen, W.$ebookseller.

7001#$aGrenville, Thomas$eformer owner.

7001#$aDay, R. L$ebinder.