The history of the College of Bonhommes, at Ashridge, in the county of Buckingham, : founded in the year 1276, by Edmund, earl of Cornwall. Compiled from original records and other authentic sources. To which is added, a description of the present mansion, erected on the site of the ancient college.
Henry John Todd (1763-1845)
Category
Books
Date
1823
Materials
Book with Twentieth-century half blue morocco and blue cloth over boards binding
Place of origin
London
Collection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 3024652
Summary
Bibliographic description
vi, [2], 91, [3] p., [31] leaves of plates : ill., plan, ports. ; fol. Final leaf has tribute to the Earl of Bridgewater [i.e. John William Egerton, 7th Earl of Bridgewater (1753-1823)] on recto and colophon on verso. Provenance: Twentieth-century armorial bookplate, Signed G.S.24 and dated 1924: Urban Huttleston Rogers Broughton [i.e.: Urban Huttleston Broughton (1896-1966)]. Binding: Twentieth-century half blue morocco; blue cloth over boards; gilt tooling; sewn onto five recessed cords; five false bands; spine lettered direct (gilt tooled): 'History of the College of Ashridge'; gilt top edge.
Makers and roles
Henry John Todd (1763-1845), author