The itinerary of John Leland the Antiquary. . [...] Published by Mr. Thomas Hearne [...] To which is prefix'd Mr. Leland's new-year's gift: and at the end is subjoyn'd A discorse concerning some antiquities lately found in York-shire.
John Leland (1506-1552)
Category
Books
Date
1768 - 1769
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3079550
Summary
Bibliographic description
9v., plates (1 folding) . ill.. . 8vo.. Not indigenous. 9 vols. bound in 5. Large paper copy. Loosely inserted: clippings from dealer's catalogues, unrelated to provenance. Provenance: Nineteenth-century armorial bookplate: Joseph Neeld (Franks 21622 or 21623) [Joseph Neeld (ca.1800-1856), of Grittleton House]. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on v. 1 flyleaf in Norris's hand: Grittleton House. H. [i.e. Hodgson's] 25/5 44 Lot 98 Đ10-15-0. In an earlier hand: Đ9.0-0. 9 vols in 5. Large paper. Sold in Bakers [?] Sale in 1810. Bound from sheets.. Binding: Early twentieth-century full brown morocco leather, faintly diced; gilt fillets to form a border; gilt roll-tooled inner border; spine gilt; gilt spine title 'Leland's Itinerary'; sewn on five raised bands. Binder's stamp: 'Bound by J. Mackenzie Bookbinder to the King'.
Makers and roles
John Leland (1506-1552) Francis Brokesby (1637-1714) Nicholas Fitzherbert (1550-1612) William Fitzstephen (d.1190?) Roger Gale (1672-1744) Thomas Hearne (1678-1735) Robert Plot (1640-1696) William Vallans (fl.1578-1590 Dr John Woodward (1665/68 - 1728)