B32688

Shelfmark

En.4.19(01)

Author

Maty, Matthew

Title

Authentic memoirs of the life of Richard Mead, M.D.

Publication, distribution, etc.

London :, Printed for J. Whiston, and B. White in Fleet-street.,, MDCCLV. [1755]

Physical description

[2], ii, 64 p. :, port. ;, 8vo.

Note

Anonymous. By Matthew Maty.

Note

Sometimes also attributed to Dr. Thomas Birch.

Note

Printed by William Bowyer; his records indicate 500 copies printed.

Note

Signatures: [A]² B-C⁴ [superscript chi]C⁴ D-H⁴.

Citation/references note

Maslen and Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers,, 3948.

Provenance

Inscription on t.p.: Richard Ford (Watson Taylors sale) 1823. George Watson Taylor, MP, sold his books and paintings in 1823.

Provenance

Oval stamp in purple ink on t.p.: Manley Sims Eton Collection.

Provenance

Inscription in pencil on front flyleaf: J Peace.

Provenance

Armorial bookplate of F. Manley Sims. Enclosed is a letter of Sept. 14 1899, offering the volume to Manley Sims for 2 guineas, from W.C. Beetenem.

Binding

Contemporary brown sprinkled calf; gold tooled double fillet concentric frames, with feather fleurons at corners of inner frame; gold tooled decoration on spine; spine label lost; gold edges; red, blue and green nonpareil endpapers.

Copy-specific note

Bound with five other items on Mead and his collections.

Subject

Mead, Richard

Subject

Classical antiquities.

Added entry--name

Whiston, John, bookseller.

Added entry--name

White, B, bookseller.

Added entry--name

Bowyer, William, printer.

Added entry--name

Watson Taylor, George, former owner.

Added entry--name

Manley Sims, F, former owner.

Added entry--place

England, London.

001B32688

003LIBRARY CODE

096##$aEn.4.19(01)

1001#$aMaty, Matthew

24510$aAuthentic memoirs of the life of Richard Mead, M.D.

260##$aLondon :$bPrinted for J. Whiston, and B. White in Fleet-street.,$cMDCCLV. [1755]

300##$a[2], ii, 64 p. :$bport. ;$c8vo.

500##$aAnonymous. By Matthew Maty.

500##$aSometimes also attributed to Dr. Thomas Birch.

500##$aPrinted by William Bowyer; his records indicate 500 copies printed.

500##$aSignatures: [A]² B-C⁴ [superscript chi]C⁴ D-H⁴.

5104#$aMaslen and Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers,$c3948.

561##$aInscription on t.p.: Richard Ford (Watson Taylors sale) 1823. George Watson Taylor, MP, sold his books and paintings in 1823.

561##$aOval stamp in purple ink on t.p.: Manley Sims Eton Collection.

561##$aInscription in pencil on front flyleaf: J Peace.

561##$aArmorial bookplate of F. Manley Sims. Enclosed is a letter of Sept. 14 1899, offering the volume to Manley Sims for 2 guineas, from W.C. Beetenem.

563##$aContemporary brown sprinkled calf; gold tooled double fillet concentric frames, with feather fleurons at corners of inner frame; gold tooled decoration on spine; spine label lost; gold edges; red, blue and green nonpareil endpapers.

590##$aBound with five other items on Mead and his collections.

60010$aMead, Richard

650#0$aClassical antiquities.

700##$aWhiston, John$ebookseller.

7001#$aWhite, B$ebookseller.

7001#$aBowyer, William$eprinter.

7001#$aWatson Taylor, George$eformer owner.

7001#$aManley Sims, F$eformer owner.

752##$aEngland$dLondon.