The secret history of White-Hall, . from the restoration of Charles II. down to the abdication of the late K. James. Writ at the request of a noble lord, and conveyed to him in letters, by - late secretary-interpreter to the Marquess of Louvois, who by that means had the perusal of all the private minutes between England and France for many years. The whole consisting of secret memoirs, which have hitherto lain conceal'd, as not being discoverable by any other hand. Publish'd from the original papers. By D. Jones, gent.
David Jones (fl.1676-1720)
Category
Books
Date
1697
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3052588
Summary
Bibliographic description
[14],80,80,80,64,80,110,[2]p. . 8vo.. 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, later1st 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 calf binding; double blind fillet border, with blind roll along spine edge; gilt roll on board edges. Rebacked in blind-tooled calf, with gilt title label and date stamp on spine. 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
David Jones (fl.1676-1720)