The survey of Cornwall. . And an epistle concerning the excellencies of the English tongue. By Richard Carew, ... With the life of the author, by H**** C***** Esq.
Richard Carew (1555 - 1620)
Category
Books
Date
1769
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Belton House, Lincolnshire
NT 3024836
Summary
Bibliographic description
xxv,[7],159 leaves,[10],13,[1]p. . 8vo. With marginal annoitations in pencil throughout (probably by Emma Sophia, countess Brownlow). Provenance: MS inscription on flyleaf: To Lord Brownlow from his affectte. wife ES: Brownlow / Belton House Aug. 19th 1850 [i.e. gift to 1st earl Brownlow from his third wife Emma Sophia (1792-1872; née Edgcumbe)]. Bookplate: Belton House (earl's coronet & crests). Old Belton pressmark on pastedown: E/12.. Binding: Polished purple morocco (nineteenth-century), blindstamped decoration.
Makers and roles
Richard Carew (1555 - 1620) Pierre Desmaizeaux (1673-1745)