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Matthew Prior (1664-1721)

The Poetical works of Matthew Prior ; v. 1 / Matthew Prior 1784

RCIN 1009546

Description

12mo : ill.

Provenance

Originally collected by Napoleon I for his son, Napoleon François, King of Rome, later François-Charles-Joseph Bonaparte, Duke of Reichstadt. Later owned by Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria, and purchased by John Jaffe of Nice in 1933 for presentation to King George V. Presented in 1933.
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Matthew Prior (1664-1721)
(author)

Search the collection London : John Bell
(publisher)

Search the collection Edinburgh : Apollo Press
(printer)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page King George V, King of the United Kingdom (1865-1936)
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Category
Books
Object type(s)
printed & manuscript material
books
book: full leather bound
book: full leather bound in calf
book: full leather bound in marbled calf
book: binding
book: binding with gold tooling
book: with box
Subject(s)
Language, Linguistics and Literature
Literature
English literature
Poetry

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