The miscellaneous works of Edward Gibbon, esq. . With memoirs of his life and writings, composed by himself: illustrated from his letters, with occasional notes and narrative, by the right honourable John, Lord Sheffield.
Edward Gibbon (1737-1794)
Category
Books
Date
1814
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 3040353
Summary
Bibliographic description
5v., plates . ill.., ports.. . 8vo.. MS. Notes in pencil in Macaulay's hand inked over later by G.O. Trevelyan. manuscript dates of reading (various in 1836, 1837, 1839 "V Macaulay; 1917 "VG.O.T.) Some lower page corners torn. With newspaper cutting stuck in on p. 283 of vol. I. With letter dated Oct 1894 from G.O. Trevelyan to Frederic Harrison of the Gibbon Centenary Committee tipped in to vol. IV on the loan of the book and making reference to notes on p. 517ff. Note from Frederic Harrison to this effect also tipped-in. Stamp on flyleaf: "White. 24 Pall Mall".. Provenance: Gilt "M" (Macaulay) on spine. Bookplate: Charles & Mary Trevelyan in Vol.V.. Binding: Leather binding with gilt tooling, red and brown spine labels, marbled endpapers and edges.
Makers and roles
Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield (1735-1821), author