Letters to the King, the Prince of Orange, the chief ministers of state, and other persons.
Sir William Temple (1628-1699)
Category
Books
Date
1703
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3020736
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8],550p. . 8vo. Provenance: Armorial bookplate: Mary Lady Hervey [i.e. Mary Lepel, Lady Hervey (1696-1768)]. manuscript inscription: M: Hervey [i.e. Mary Lepel, Lady Hervey (1696-1768)]. Marginalia in pencil. Binding: Twentieth-century panelled calf over boards; bound to match Temple's 'Letters' (1700), with which it is shelved. Spine gilt; gilt spine title "Temple's Letters Vol. III"; sewn on five raised bands.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Sir William Temple (1628-1699) Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745)