A topographical survey of the great road from London to Bath and Bristol. . With historical and descriptive accounts of the country, towns, villages, and gentlemen's seats on and adjacent to it; illustrated by perspective views ... To which is added a correct map of the country ... By Archibald Robertson.
Archibald Robertson (1745-1813)
Category
Books
Date
1792
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3082393
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v.,plates . maps . 8vo.. Not indigenous. Loosely inserted: clippings from dealer's catalogues, unrelated to provenance. Provenance: Nineteenth-century armorial shield bookplate, unlettered, with crest of lion's (?) paw holding a branch of berries. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on v. 1 flyleaf in Norris's hand: Lowe 5/V/69 50/-/-. Loosely inserted: typed letter to Norris from Lowe Brothers of Birmingham, signed Edward Lowe, 5th May 1969, offering him this set for Đ68. [Apparently he bought it, but for Đ50].. Binding: Nineteenth-century full green straight-grained morocco over boards; gilt fillet; gilt roll-tooled inner border; gilt spine title 'Robertson's Bath road'.
Makers and roles
Archibald Robertson (1745-1813)