A history of the Holtes of Aston, baronets; . with a description of the family mansion, Aston Hall, Warwickshire, by Alfred Davidson. With illustrations from drawings by Allen E.Everitt.
Alfred Davidson
Category
Books
Date
1854
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3037841
Summary
Bibliographic description
76p., front.,[4] plates . 4to.. Not indigenous. Loosely inserted: 1. 'Orders and rules appointed by the last will and testament of Sir Thomas Holt' (1656). 2. colour plate of Aston, with date "c. 1826" added in pencil. 3. clipping from Country Life magazine, showing Aston street scene 3. clipping from book dealer's catalogue (Bow Windows), probably describing another copy. Provenance: Pencil note on flyleaf: Abbey Scenery [?] 407 Đ1/10/-. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Binding: Nineteenth-century publisher's grained red cloth over boards; gilt armorial centrepiece on upper cover with title 'Alston Hall and the Holte family' (as issued).
Makers and roles
Alfred Davidson Allen Edward Everitt (Birmingham 1824 - Edgbaston 1882)