Le château des Désertes /
George Sand (1804-1876)
Category
Books
Date
1851
Materials
Place of origin
Brussels
Collection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 3184941
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2], 251, [1]p. ; 16 cm. Provenance: nineteenth-century Anson bookplate with motto ‘Nil desperandum’ and Viscount’s coronet (though seven pearls visible) [i.e. Thomas Anson, created Viscount Anson & Baron Soberton, 1806 (1767-1818) or his son, Thomas William Anson, 2nd Viscount Anson (1795-1854), created Earl of Lichfield, 1831]. Binding: nineteenth-century half calf, with marbled paper on boards; gold tooled spine; gold lettered green spine-label.
Makers and roles
George Sand (1804-1876)