The history and antiquities of the county of Leicester. . Compiled from the best and most antient historians; ... Including also Mr. Burton's description of the county, published in 1622; and the later collections of Mr. Staveley, Mr. Carte, Mr. Peck, and Sir Thomas Cave. By John Nichols, ... In four volumes.
John Nichols (1745-1826).
Category
Books
Date
1795 - 1815
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3052402
Summary
Bibliographic description
8 pts. in 4v. . ill.. (inc. plates), coats of arms, facsims.., geneal. tables, maps, plans. ports.. . fol... Bound in 8 vols. Some of the plates are hand-coloured. Identified in 1768 catalogue (later entry): A.1 (7 in later hand). Previous (Enville) shelfmarks on bookplates: "B.1" [crossed-out] and "L.8". Vol. 4, pt. 2 dedicated to "... Henry Grey, Earl of Stamford and Warrington, ...".. Provenance: Bookplate in each vol.: George Harry Grey (1765-1845) after 1819; anonymous armorial. Not in Franks or Viner. manuscript notes on headed paper ('Enville Hall, Stourbridge') inserted at front of vol. 2, pt. 1, dated "July 1818", containing detailed notes on this copy of Nichols' Leicestershire, plus briefer notes on four other books.. Binding: Late eighteenth-century blind and gilt panelled pigskin bindings; gilt roll on board edges; gilt leaf roll on turn-ins; gold-tooled spines, with gilt title, vol. and pt. number, and contents. Marbled edges and endpapers.
Makers and roles
John Nichols (1745-1826). William Burton (1575-1645)