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
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 3052404.1.1
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.1 pt 1: ill. ; fol... Large paper copy. Provenance: Apparently purchased by Alfred, 4th Baron Scarsdale (1831-1916) from the King's College Book Dept, 320 Strand, in 1889 for £235 [holograph letter from bookseller inside front board. Possibly from the Thornhill sale, but this is unclear in letter]. Binding: Nineteenth-century full gilt-tooled red morocco, marbled endpapers, dentelles, all edges red, 5 raised bands.
Makers and roles
John Nichols (1745-1826)., author William Burton (1575-1645), author