Memoirs of the most material transactions in England, for the last 100 years, preceding the Revolution in 1688. By James Welwood, M.D. Physician in ordinary to His Majesty, and Fellow of the College of Physicians, London.
James Welwood (Dunfermline 1652 - London 1727)
Category
Books
Date
1700
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3042504
Summary
Bibliographic description
[24],405,[9]p . 8vo.. Pagination (as given in ESTC r730): [24], 405, [3] p. Signatures: A8 b4 B-Cc8 Dd4.. Provenance: Armorial bookplate on title page verso: The Right Honble. John Lord Hervey created Baron of Ickworth in Com. Suff. March the 23d. 1702 [i.e. John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751)]. Marginalia and underscorings in pencil; according to Sydenham Hervey such "mysterious little pencil marks in the margins" are a sign of ownership by John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751).. Binding: Eighteenth-century blind-panelled calf binding; gilt roll on board edges. Rebacked in blind-tooled calf, with red title label and gilt date stamp on spine. Red and brown sprinkled edges.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
James Welwood (Dunfermline 1652 - London 1727)