Original letters, written during the reigns of Henry VI. Edward IV. and Richard III. by various persons of rank or consequence; ... . with notes, ... and authenticated by engravings of autographs, paper marks, and seals.
Sir John Fenn (1739-1794)
Category
Books
Date
1787
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3026227
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v.,plates,tables . 4to. Shelved and uniform with the 1789 2 vol. continuation. Frontispieces are hand-coloured. Not identified in 1768 catalogue.. Provenance: Bookplate in both vols.: George Harry Grey (1737-1819) after 1768; anonymous armorial variant 2. Franks 12841. Previous manuscriptshelfmarks (Enville?) on bookplates: "Y.3" and "G.6" [red ink].. Binding: Eighteenth-century sprinkled calf bindings; single gilt fillet border; gilt roll on board edges; gold-tooled spines, with red title, black vol. no. and green author labels. Marbled endpapers.
Makers and roles
Sir John Fenn (1739-1794)