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Title: [Manuscript commentary on An Account of some remarkable passages in the life of a private gentleman]
Alternative Title: An account of some remarkable passages in the life of a private gentleman
Creator: Austen, Thomas
Date Created and/or Issued: [late eighteenth century]
Contributing Institution: UCLA, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
Collection: Early Modern Annotated Books from UCLA’s Clark Library
Rights Information: Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Description: Scope/Content: Copious manuscript notes and annotations by Thomas Austen in his copy of An account of some remarkable passages in the life of a private gentleman (1708), dating from the mid- to late 18th century. The front paste-down endpaper includes a long note by Austen explaining the role of the book in his life; the same page includes a key to Austen's annotation symbols as well as a biographical note about Austen written by later owner Dr. F. William Cock. Annotations provide commentary, link certain passages to the annotator's life, index key terms, reference various books and authors, translate portions of the printed text, and correct printed errors. Austen also uses the three symbols referenced in his front pastedown to mark up the printed text. Austen was the rector of Hoo, Kent and matriculated from Cambridge.
Scope/Content: Ownership inscription on title page and notes by Thomas Austen; inscription by F. William Cock MD FSA on front paste-down endpaper; bookseller's label of "J. Leslie, Theological Bookseller, 62 G[rea]t Queen Str[ee]t Lincolns Inn Fields London" on front paste-down endpaper.
Type: text
Format: ink on paper
Form/Genre: Annotations (Provenance)--England--18th century
Inscriptions (Provenance)--England--18th century
Inscriptions (Provenance)--England--20th century
marginalia (annotations)
Extent: 22, [304] pages, bound ; 18 cm
Identifier: ark:/21198/n1d90j
PR 3404 .A111 *
Language: English
eng
Subject: Christian life--Early works to 1800
Place: Hoo, Kent, England
51.4205, 0.563
Relation: ESTC T66798
Location: CLUW

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