Commonplace book, [ca. 1820].

1 v. (36 p.) ; 26 x 21 cm.

English

Binding: Middle Hill boards, without title.

Phillipps MS 24830. For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.

Manuscript collection of poems, chiefly humorous; three of the poems are attributed to Robert Benson, recorder of Salibsury (1797-1844). Includes: satires on fashion and on marriage; several impromptu, occasional, and dedicatory verses; a verse epistle from an apothecary in Bath to a surgeon in London; and verse riddles.

August 08, 2005

Commonplace Book, ca. 1820. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Commonplace Book, ca. 1820. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Commonplace books.