Westmonasterium. . Or the history and antiquities of the Abbey Church of St. Peters Westminster. Containing, an account of its ancient and modern building, [...] In 2 vol. By Mr. John Dart. To which is added, Westminster Abbey, a poem, by the same author. ...
John Dart (d.1730)
Category
Books
Date
1723
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3048613
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v.,[138] plates (4 foding) . ports.. . fol... Wanting errata slip. Subscriber's copy: "The most Honourable the Ld Hervey, &c." in list of subscribers [i.e. Carr, Lord Hervey (1691-1723)]. The Hervey arms appear on fol. VI of the subscribers' arms. manuscript note in pencil on vol. 1 front pastedown: "Harvey Clarenceaux. p. 111".. Provenance: Large armorial bookplate in both vols: 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 sprinkled calf bindings; double gilt fillet border on boards; blind roll on board edges; gold-tooled spines, with brown morocco gilt title and vol. no. labels. Red 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
John Dart (d.1730)