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
leather, paper
Measurements
223 x 144 mm; 32 mm (thickness)
Place of origin
England
Collection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 3040353.1
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.1., plates . ill.., ports.. . 8vo.. MS. notes in pencil in Macaulay's hand inked over later by G.O. Trevelyan. Manuscript dates of reading: May 27 1836, July 16 1837 and May 30 1836. Some lower page corners torn. With newspaper cutting stuck in on p. 283. Provenance: Gilt "M" (Macaulay) on spine. Binding: Leather binding with gilt tooling, red and brown spine labels, marbled endpapers and edges.
Provenance
Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt
Makers and roles
Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield (1735-1821), author