Letters of eminent men, . addressed to Ralph Thoresby, F.R.S. Now first published from the originals, in two volumes. ...
Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725)
Category
Books
Date
1832
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Osterley Park and House, London
NT 3086021
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. . 8vo.. Not indigenous. Imperfect: 2 final advertising leaves wanting.. Provenance: Early twentieth-century (?) armorial bookplates lettered "barlborough hall" [i.e. Barlborough Hall, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire; library formed by Reaston and Rodes families]. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Forms part of a set with other Thoresby volumes, on one of which (2.C.21) is inscribed in Norris's hand: Barlborough Hall sale 1938 4 vols [with 2.C.23-4] 6/4. H [i.e. Hodgson's] 7/7 38 Lot 471.. Binding: Nineteenth-century full mottled calf; double gilt fillets to form a border; spines gilt; red and green spine labels. Small binder's stamps: Townsend.
Makers and roles
Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725)