The memoirs of that great favourite, Cardinal Woolsey; with remarks on his rise and fall; ...
George Cavendish (1500-1561)
Category
Books
Date
1706
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3073746
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8],230,[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, 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 blind-panelled calf binding; gilt roll on board edges. Rebacked in gold-tooled calf, with gilt title label and date stamp on spine.
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
George Cavendish (1500-1561)