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Charles English commonplace book : manuscript.
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- Format:
- Book
- Manuscript
- Author/Creator:
- English, Charles, compiler.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English poetry.
- Genre:
- codices (bound manuscripts)
- commonplace books.
- Poetry.
- Manuscripts, English -- 19th century.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gift from S.A. Neff, Jr., 2024.
- H.R.H. Thornton inscribed in ink on front inner cover.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (326 pages) : watercolor illustrations ; 19 x 13 cm
- Production:
- Plymouth, England, 1825-1833.
- Biography/History:
- Charles English was presumably an officer stationed in Plymouth, England aboard the H.M.S. Tribune, which was wrecked in 1832 and rebuilt in 1833.
- Summary:
- Commonplace book compiled by Charles English while he was aboard the H.M.S. Tribune. Half binding red tanned animal skin over marbled paper boards.
- Notes:
- Card from donor laid in.
- Cited as:
- Charles English Commonplace Book (Ms. Codex 2284). Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania.
- OCLC:
- 1527752961
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