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Armorial Bookplate – Robert Willis Blencowe
Description
'The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman' in nine volumes, 1761
There were two people named Robert Willis Blencowe. The first was a doctor in Northampton, the son of Robert Blencowe and his wife Margaret Danvers born 1766, educated at Brasenose College, Oxford, married 1789 Penelope, daughter of Sir George Robinson, and died 1842. His son, of The Hooke, Sussex, with the same name was born 1791, educated at Oriel College, Oxford, married 1815 Charlotte Elizabeth, daughter of the Revd Henry Poole, and died 1874.
Arms:
Gules a canton Argent
Crest:
A human heart Gules pierced by a sword in pale argent pomelled and hilte Or between two wings expanded Argent
Object history
The book was purchased in 1986. It is Volume III. The bookplate only features in this volume. The book is fully bound in leather and has a frontispiece based on an image by Hogarth depicting 'The buttoning of Walter's breeches'.
Accession number
CCWSH:0207
Dimensions
Height 149mm
Width 100mm
Author
Sterne, Laurence
Date
1761
Publisher
Printed for Dodsley, R & Dodsley, J