Varieties of Irish history; . from ancient and modern sources and original documents.
James J. Gaskin
Category
Books
Date
1869
Materials
Place of origin
Ireland
Collection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 3007063
Summary
Bibliographic description
xvii, [1], 446, 2 p., plates : col. ill., map ; 4to. (25cm).Provenance: Twentieth-century armorial bookplate (dated 1922) with portrait: "Edith Helen Marchioness of Londonderry. D.B.E." [i.e. Edith Helen Chaplin, m. in 1899 Charles 7th Marquess of Londonderry]. Motto in Scottish Gaelic over portrait ("Tha mo cridhe's an tir nam beann" [My heart is in the land of mountains]). Gilt armorial stamp displaying Vane-Tempest-Stewart marshalled with Chaplin under a marquess coronet with charges and motto (Metuenda corolla draconis). Binding: Twentieth-century half mottled calf on marbled paper over boards; gold tooled armorial stamp of Edith, Marchioness of Londonderry (1879-1959) on upper cover. Green leather spine label, lettered in gilt. Gilt-top. Bookbinder's ticket on lower pastedown: "W. Erskine Mayne, 3 Donegall Sq. W. Belfast".
Makers and roles
James J. Gaskin