Anecdotes of distinguished persons, chiefly of the present and two preceding centuries.
London.
Printed for T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, 1798.
Fourth edition.
8vo.
In four volumes. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume, nine engraved plates, three leaves of facsimile handwriting, and seven leaves of engraved music. Contemporary marbled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces, spines richly gilt. Rubbed, some minor loss to head of spines, slight splitting to joints. Lightly spotted/toned, some worming to rear endpapers of Vol. I. From the library of successful merchant of Scottish origin and later M.P. for Lancaster, Woodstock and Berwick, Sir John Gladstone (1761-1851), with the booklabel of his country estate Fasque to all FEPs.
A revised and expanded edition of William Seward's (1747-1799) popular collection of biographical anecdotes, first printed in 1795.
£ 200.00
Antiquates Ref: 11801
