B33264
Language code
eng
Shelfmark
Fg.2.16
Author
Pearson, John
Title
An exposition of the Creed. By John, Lord Bishop of Chester.
Edition
The tenth edition revised and corrected.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London :, Printed by W. Bowyer, for S. Keble at the Turk's-Head, and R. Gosling at the Mitre and Crown against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet.,, M DCC XV. [1715]
Physical description
[10], 398, [10] p., [1] leaf of plates :, port. ;, 33 cm.
Note
John, Lord Bishop of Chester = John Pearson.
Note
Another issue has imprint: London : printed by W. Bowyer, for J. Nicholson ... , B. Took ... , and D. Midwinter, 1715 (cf. ESTC T95902).
Note
With an engraved frontispiece portrait of John Pearson.
Citation/references note
ESTC,, N3418
Citation/references note
Maslen & Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers,, 240
Provenance
Loosely inserted typed letter dated July 1942 recording donation to Eton College School Library by Edward John, Viscount Althorp on the occasion of his leaving Eton.
Provenance
Ms. inscription on front pastedown "W: George Coll: Regal:" i.e. Dr William George, Head Master of Eton; Provost of King's College, Cambridge, and Dean of Lincoln, whose library was purchased after his death in 1756 by John Spencer, later 1st Earl Spencer.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of the Earl of Spencer with library shelfmark in form: D [over] b.2.
Provenance
20th-century booklabel of Eton College Library.
Binding
18th-century brown calf; Cambridge-style blind-tooled and sprinkled panels; six raised bands; gold fillets on spine; red morocco spine-label.
Copy-specific note
Frontispiece and title-page ruled in red.
Copy-specific note
Calculations in pencil on final free-endpaper.
Subject
Creeds, Early works to 1800.
Subject
Bookplates., rbprov
Added entry--name
George, William, former owner.
Added entry--name
Spencer, John Spencer, former owner.
Added entry--name
Spencer family, former owner.
Added entry--place
England, London.
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