The life of Sir Thomas More, . Kt. Lord High Chancellour of England under K. Henry the Eighth, ... By his great grandson, Thomas More, Esq;.
Cresacre More (1572-1649)
Category
Books
Date
1726
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3078434
Summary
Bibliographic description
xxxi,[1],336,[16]p.,plate . port.. . 8vo.. Provenance: 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 sprinkled calf binding; gilt roll pattern border; blind roll on board edges. Rebacked in gold-tooled spine, with red title label 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
Cresacre More (1572-1649)