The philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London, . from their commencement, in 1665, to the year 1800; abridged, with notes and biographic illustrations, by Charles Hutton, [...] George Shaw, [...] Richard Pearson, [...].
Royal Society, London
Category
Books
Date
1809
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3079467
Summary
Bibliographic description
18v., plates . 4to.. Provenance: Binding stamp combining the Hervey and Upton arms [Frederick William Hervey (1769-1859), 1st Marquess of Bristol m.1798 Hon. Elizabeth Albana Upton (1775-1844)]. Binding: Nineteenth-century full tan leather binding; blind fillet and blind tooled borders; gilt armorial centrepiece; Twentieth-century rebacked spine gilt decorated and lettered: "Philosophical Transactions. London 1809".
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
Royal Society, London , issuer Charles Hutton (1737-1823) Richard Pearson (1765-1836) George Shaw (1751-1813)