The rise of the Dutch Republic . a history
John Lothrop Motley (1814-1877)
Category
Books
Date
1883
Materials
leather, paper
Measurements
233 x 152 mm; 55 mm (thickness)
Place of origin
England
Collection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 3015282
Summary
Bibliographic description
viii,918p. . 8vo.. With marginal marks and Manuscript notes. With a leaf of Manuscript notes laid in at pp. 115, 335, 543, 645 and 900, i.e. after each Part. On p. 900: 'Read first at Harrow.' 'Read aloud together - Jan 24 1922.'. Provenance: Manuscript inscription on flyleaf: 'Charles Philips Trevelyan 1st Prize 1st Class December, 1883' i.e. presented at Harrow. Facing this: 'This was the first book I ever read and noted thoroughly in study by myself.'. Binding: Nineteenth-century full leather binding; gilt tooled on spine and turn-ins; marbled endpapers and edges
Provenance
Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt
Makers and roles
John Lothrop Motley (1814-1877)