The true interest and political maxims of the Republick of Holland and West-Friesland. . In three parts. ... Written by John de Witt, and other great men in Holland. ...
Pieter de la Court (1618-1685)
Category
Books
Date
1702
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3025873
Summary
Bibliographic description
lvi,492p. . ill..,port.. . 8vo. Provenance: Armorial bookplate on title-page verso: The Right Honble. John Lord Hervey created Baron of Ickworth in Com. Suff. March the 23d. 1702 [i.e. John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751)]. Marginalia and underscorings in pencil; according to Sydenham Hervey such "mysterious little pencil marks in the margins" are a sign of ownership by John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751).. Binding: Eighteenth-century blind-panelled sprinkled calf binding; blind roll on board edges. Rebacked in gold-tooled calf, with gilt title and date stamped on spine. Red and brown sprinkled edges.
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
Pieter de la Court (1618-1685) Johan de Witt (1625 - 1672)