A journey through the Crimea to Constantinople. . In a series of letters from the Right Honourable Elizabeth Lady Craven, to His Serene Highness the Margrave of Brandebourg, Anspach, and Bareith. Written in the year MDCCLXXXVI.
Elizabeth Craven, Baroness Craven (1750-1828)
Category
Books
Date
1789
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3036516
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8],327,[1]p., [7] leaves of plates (2 folded) . ill.., map . 4to.. Not indigenous. Sigs. R and Q misbound in wrong order. Loosely inserted: sheet of Norris's manuscript notes on author. Provenance: Late eighteenth- or early nineteenth-century inscriptions on title pages: 1. Anne Brodie [(1755-1805), of Lethen, sister of Sophia Brodie] 2. Burgie, with ink shelfmark B-6-1. From the late eighteenth century, Burgie was the temporary home of the library collected by Sophia Brodie (1759-1829) of Lethen, and her husband Lewis Dunbar Brodie (b.1760); it later returned to Lethen. (See Sotheby's catalogue, 25 Feb. 1969). Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on flyleaf in Norris's hand: Lethen Ho[use]. Lib[rar]y. Soth. [Sotheby's] 25/2/69 Lot 89. Đ28. [From the sale of the proprety of Mrs Brodie of Lethen House, Nairn]. With a note: 'Sections R and Q transposed in binding. Bound by A. Milne of Forres'.. Binding: Eighteenth-century full tree calf over boards; gilt spine tools; black leather spine label with title 'Craven's Journey'.
Makers and roles
Elizabeth Craven, Baroness Craven (1750-1828)