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The Ladies library written by a lady: PB 14-2020

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Ladies library written by a lady

Maker(s)

Author: Wray, Mary
Author: Berkeley, George
Translator: Clarke, John (Dean of Salisbury)
Publisher: Steele, Richard, Sir
Illustrator: Du Guernier the Younger, Louis
Publisher: Tonson, Jacob

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Description

The compilation variously attributed to Mary Wray, or Sir Richard Steele and George Berkeley.
Plates by Lud. Du Guernier.
The Third edition.
"Published by Sir Richard Steele"
Imprint - "London : Printed for Jacob Tonson, at Shakespear's Head over against Catherine Street in the Strand, 1722"
3 volumes, plates ; 17 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

Production date: AD 1722

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 14-2020
Primary reference Number: 240274
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Monday 17 February 2020 Updated: Monday 17 February 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Ladies library written by a lady" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/240274 Accessed: 2024-11-23 09:52:58

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