Morse, Frances Clary · New York, the MacMillan Co. · leaf 155
cover. The books are thestandard works of that time, — Shakespeare, Milton,Spenser, The Spectator, Foxs Book of Martyrs,and all the books which a wealthy man of those dayswould buy to furnish a library. The dates of theeditions vary from 1750 to 1765, so the latter datemay be given to this… … Illus. 86. — Bookcase and Desk, about 1765. At the top of the bookcase is a row of Chinesefretwork, which, together with the massive handles,would also place its date about 1765. The case isdivided into three sections, the sides of the lowerpart being devoted to drawers. The lower middlesection has…
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