A series of picturesque views of seats of the noblemen and gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland. . With descriptive and historical letterpress. Edited by the Rev. F. O. Morris.
Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893)
Category
Books
Date
1860
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 3074962
Summary
Bibliographic description
6v. 240 col. plates : ill. ; 4to.. Imperfect: wanting vol. 2 (which contains the entry for Penrhyn Castle). Previous location: Drawing room.. Provenance: Nineteenth-century armorial bookplate in each vol., with Pennant family motto: Aequo Animo.. Binding: Richly decorated red grained calf bindings, gilt and blind panelled, with gilt royal coat of arms and title stamp on all boards; bevelled board edges; crown stamps and gilt title `County seats' on spines. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers.
Makers and roles
Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) Alexander Francis Lydon (1836 - 1917) The Reverend Francis Orpen Morris (1810-1893)