A collection of letters, written by the Kings Charles I. and II. The Duke of Ormonde, the secretaries of state, ... and other great men, ... Serving to verify and clear up matters related in the History of the life and times of James the first Duke of Ormonde, and published by way of appendix to that history, ...
Thomas Carte (1686 - 1754)
Category
Books
Date
1735
Materials
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 3067759.3
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.3 ;. fol. Unverifed - book not seen. Provenance: listed in the 1901 Lyme catalogue (D.3) and probably sold in a bulk lot in 1946. Acquired at an unknown date by Thomas Hope-Floyd, who bequeathed set to Lancashire County Council in 1973. Gifted by LCC in 2023. Binding: calf; rebacked. Gilt-lettered on red spine labels 'Life of the Duke of Ormonde' 'Carte vol. I'
Provenance
Part of the original library at Lyme, featuring in the 1901 library catalogue. Sold from Lyme in the 1946 library sale. Acquired at an unknown date post-1946 by Thomas Hope-Floyd; who bequeathed in 1973 to Lancashire County Council; who then gifted to the National Trust in January 2024 for display at Lyme.
Makers and roles
Thomas Carte (1686 - 1754)