William Mason Ex Libris Robert Gorges (1 results)
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William Mason {Ex-libris: Robert Gorges Dobyns Yate of Bromesberrow, 1752-1785}
Published by A Ward, York, sold by Robert Horsfield, T Cadell in London & W Tesseyman, York, 1773, 1773
- Hardcover
Seller: North Country Books, Milton, VT, U.S.A.North Country Books
Contact seller3-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good Plus. Third edition. Contemporary full leather binding, only light edge wear, lower corners of both covers bumped, front joint with superficial crack, binding cords still taunt; rear joint show superficial wear -- overall a sound binding. Spine with five raised bands, superficial leather cracking, brig…ht red leather label with still bright gilt impression. Front fly leaf worn, text is unmarked, bright paper, very minor foxing. 294 pages, plus Contents page. PROVENANCE: From paste down has Chippendale armorial bookplate of the original owner, Robert Gorges Dobyns Yate, esq. of Bromesberrow, 1752-1785; who married Annabella Christiana Honywood in 1775, only daughter of William Honywood, esq., of Malling Abbey, in Kent. His name in hand written on the front flypaper ("B. Yate. 1773). Below this is the signature of his wife with the date of 1785, the year of her husband's death. Another ink note further below I am unable to read. The title page has inked initial on the upper margin. Questions welcome. Images can be made upon request.
