Book
Lord John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey of Ickworth, PC, MP (1696-1743)
Category
Books
Date
1730 - 1743
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3028149
Summary
Single bound volume of 6 pamphlets.
Bibliographic description
8vo. Bound in Pamphlets by Lord Hervey, manuscriptcontents list in ink on flyleaf with "all the above by Ld Hervey" at end, shelf label has come loose from front pastedown. Provenance: 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: Twentieth-century quarter brown morocco, marbled paper over boards, gilt lettered on spine "Pamphlets by Lord Hervey 1730-43".
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
Lord John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey of Ickworth, PC, MP (1696-1743)