A history of Greece; . from the earliest period to the close of the generation contemporary with Alexander the Great. By George Grote, ... A new edition. In eight volumes ... With portrait, maps, and plans.
George Grote (1794-1871)
Category
Books
Date
1862
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Peckover House, Cambridgeshire
NT 3045385
Summary
Bibliographic description
8v., plates . port.., maps . 8vo.. Not indigenous. Meade collection.. Provenance: Presented to the National Trust by Miss Daphne Meade, 1999, and formerly in the library of Thurland Castle, Lancashire. Nineteenth century armorial bookplate, signed "CWS", lettered: "Rev. The Honble. Sidney Meade". Ink stamp: "Frankleigh House Library".. Binding: Nineteenth-century full calf; five false raised bands; single gilt fillet to form a border; edges gilt rolled; spine gilt tooled, red and black spine labels, gilt lettered; marbled endpapers and edges. Spines badly discoloured, and cracked, possibly heat damage? Vols.I-II, VI-VIII in bad repair, spines missing, covers detached/missing.
Provenance
Presented to the National Trust by Miss Daphne Meade in 1999, and formerly from the library of Sidney Meade (1839-1917), Canon of Salisbury Cathedral, of Thurland Castle, Lancashire.
Makers and roles
George Grote (1794-1871)