Lays of ancient Rome.
Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay (1800-1859)
Category
Books
Date
1849
Materials
leather and paper
Measurements
210 x 172 mm; 34 mm (thickness)
Place of origin
England
Collection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 3088503
Summary
Bibliographic description
210p. . ill.. . 4to.. With Ms.notes in the hand of Bedford Edwards on final flyleaf: "Thomas Babington Macaulay Cr. 1857 Lord Macaulay of Rothley Born Oct 1800 Died Dec 29 1859. Buried in Westminster Abbey at the foot of Addison's statue Jan. 10th 1860. Charles Dickens died at Gad's hill. June 16 Aged 58 Buried in Poet's Corner Westminster Abbey June 21 1876 opposite the grave of Lord Macaulay".. Provenance: manuscript inscription on flyleaf: "Bedford Edwards Mar 13th 1851". Bookseller's ticket on pastedown: 'Foyles The booksellers 135 Charing Cross Rd London'. Twentieth-century pictorial bookplate: Ex-libris Charles Trevelyan [i.e. Charles Philips Trevelyan of Wallington, 3rd Bart. (1870-1958) signed W.P.B. 1902.]. Binding: Half red morocco; gilt tooled and lettered on spine: 'Lays of ancient Rome'; marbled endpapers and edges.
Provenance
Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt
Makers and roles
Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) Sir George Scharf (London 1820 - London 1895)