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WILLOUGHBY BERTIE, EARL OF ABINGDON
An Adieu to the Turf: A Poetical Epistle from the E[ar]l of A[bindgo]n to his Grace the A[rchbisho]p of Y[or]k
London: M. Smith, 1778. 4to., with half-title, uncut in mid-20th-century green buckram. Provenance: J.W. Goldman (bookplate).
Second edition. THE GOLDMAN COPY IS A FINE EXAMPLE WITH DECKLE EDGES. Willougby Bertie, fourth earl of Abingdon (1740-1799), was a parliamentarian and figure of significance on the London music scene, helping to organise the Bach-Abel concerts, and playing a part in bringing Haydn to England. According to DNB, he "had a fondness for seeing his words in print". Padwick 863 -3.
An Adieu to the Turf: A Poetical Epistle from the E[ar]l of A[bindgo]n to his Grace the A[rchbisho]p of Y[or]k
London: M. Smith, 1778. 4to., with half-title, uncut in mid-20th-century green buckram. Provenance: J.W. Goldman (bookplate).
Second edition. THE GOLDMAN COPY IS A FINE EXAMPLE WITH DECKLE EDGES. Willougby Bertie, fourth earl of Abingdon (1740-1799), was a parliamentarian and figure of significance on the London music scene, helping to organise the Bach-Abel concerts, and playing a part in bringing Haydn to England. According to DNB, he "had a fondness for seeing his words in print". Padwick 863 -3.
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