A survey of Staffordshire; . containing the antiquities of that county, by Sampson Erdeswicke, Esq. Collated with manuscript copies, and with additions and corrections, by Wyrley, Chetwynd, Degge, Smyth, Lyttelton, Buckeridge, and others; illustrative of the history and antiquities of that county, by the Rev. Thomas Harwood, D.D., F.S.A.
Sampson Erdeswicke (d.1603)
Category
Books
Date
1844
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3085015
Summary
Bibliographic description
cvi, 588 p., plates . ill.., ports.. . 8vo.. Not indigenous. Large paper copy. Loosely inserted: 1. Advertisement ([4]p.) inviting subscriptions for 'Illustrations and descriptions of the monumental effigies in Elford Church, Staffordshire' [1849?]. 2. Pamphlet headed 'The Salt Library', containing correspondance between John Sneyd and Charles Sp. Perceval, addressed to the Staffordshire advertiser (1871), with manuscript corrections made to text. 3. Clippings from dealer's catalogues, unrelated to provenance. Provenance: Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Subscriber's copy: 'Evelyn John Shirley' appears on subscriber's list (p. cvi) but with middle name 'John' crossed out and replaced by 'Philip'. [Evelyn John Shirley [(1788-1856); Evelyn Philip Shirley (1812-1882), antiquarian]. Nineteenth-century manuscript ink note on flyleaf (by Shirley?): 'NB. The Heraldry in the notes to this Book cannot be depended on.' Inscribed on flyleaf in Norris's hand: 'Large paper. Evelyn P. Shirley's copy, from Eatington Hall Library 1947 NESN. 31/10 '46. Lot 1108. See list of subscribers.' [Eatington or Ettington Park, Warwickshire]. Binding: Nineteenth-century full calf over boards; gilt fillet; gilt centrepiece stamp with cypher E. P. S. [i.e.Evelyn Philip Shirley (1812-1882), antiquarian]; spine gilt; green spine label with title 'Erdeswick's Survey of Staffordshire'; sewn on five raised bands.
Makers and roles
Sampson Erdeswicke (d.1603)