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
224 x 142 mm; 37 mm (thickness)
Place of origin
England
Collection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 3040353.4
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.4., plates . ill.., ports.. . 8vo.. MS. Notes in pencil in Macaulay's hand inked over later by G.O. Trevelyan. Manuscript dates of reading: Feb 11 1838 (four times), June 1 1836, May 5 1836 and July 22 1917 Wallington. Some lower page corners torn. With letter dated Oct 1894 from G.O. Trevelyan to Frederic Harrison of the Gibbon Centenary Committee tipped in on the loan of the book and making reference to notes on p. 517ff. Note from Frederic Harrison to this effect also tipped-in. 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