Edmund Poley 1655-1714

Edmund POLEY 1655-1714

One of Edmund Poley's bookplates, British Museum Franks Collection *190

Biographical Note

Of Badley, Suffolk, brother of Henry Poley, (1654-1707).

Characteristic Markings

Both Edmund and Henry used engraved armorial bookplates, dated 1703 and 1707 (some of Edmund’s may be Henry’s reworked).

Sources

• Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903. 23761-2/23764/*190/*243/*254.