Andrew Marvell
Augustine Birrell (1850-1933)
Category
Books
Date
1905
Materials
bookcloth, paper
Measurements
190 x 127 mm; 30 mm (thickness)
Place of origin
England
Collection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 3088162
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8],242p. . 8vo.. With marginal marks and manuscript dates of reading: Oct 4 1905; Nov 20 1968.. Provenance: manuscript on half-title: 'To Sir George Trevelyan [(1838-1928)] from the author September 1905'. With a letter pasted in from the author, dated Sept. 16 1905, presenting the book to Sir George Otto Trevelyan and thanking him for a reprint of one of GOT's early works, probably one written while at Trinity; and in which he admits to being 'in rather a melancholy mood' since his wife and elder son are in New Zealand visiting Michael Tennyson.. Binding: Publisher's red cloth.
Provenance
Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt
Makers and roles
Augustine Birrell (1850-1933)