Leaves from the journal of our life in the highlands, from 1848 to 1861. . To which are prefixed and added extracts from the same journal giving an account of earlier visits to Scotland, and tours in England and Ireland, and yachting excursions. Edited by Arthur Helps.
Queen Victoria (1819-1901)
Category
Books
Date
1899
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3080310
Summary
Bibliographic description
New ed. xviii, [2], 326 p. : ill. ; 23 cm (8vo). Provenance: manuscript inscriptions on front flyleaves: "To G.R. Theobald Esq from Victoria R.I. Balmoral Nov: 6. 1899." [Facing] "It is my particular wish that this book ... shall pass into the possession of Roger, Earl of Stamford, my nephew & Godson. G.R. Theobald. Dec. 5th 1953." [i.e. Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976) from George Ridley Theobald (1868-1957), tutor to Prince Alexander of Battenburg, Queen Victoria's grand-son.] Binding: nineteenth-century green morocco; crossed antlers motif gilt tooled on boards and turn-ins; spine gilt lettered; three false bands; all edges gilt.
Makers and roles
Queen Victoria (1819-1901) Sir Arthur Helps (1813-1875).