Manuscript for: Conversations with distinguished persons during the Second Empire, from 1860 to 1863
Nassau William Senior (1790-1864)
Category
Books
Date
1860
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Wightwick Manor, West Midlands
NT 3090038
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v.. 8vo Manuscript of 112 leaves, dated: Paris Hotel de Canterbury, Sunday May 6th, 1860. - Provenance: Plate of the National Trust. Binding: Calf, gold-decorated spine, red spine-panel, gold-lettered: Paris / May / 1860. – Loosely inserted: Note slip: ‘Possibly part of ‘Conversations with distinguished persons during the Second Empire from 1860-1863 (edited after his death by his daughter & published in 1880); typescript letter from the National Library of Wales, dated July 8, 1949 addressed to Sir Geoffrey Mander c/o the National Trust ‘… at the request of Mrs Amabel Williams-Ellis I am sending you two volumes of transcripts of the Journal of Nassau Senior. Mrs Williams Ellis thought that a volume or two would be appreciated as exhibits with a portrait of one of the Senior family which has been sent to the National Trust by the Tate Gallery. The originals have been presented to the National Library by Mrs A. Strachey’, signed William ? Davies (Librarian)
Makers and roles
Nassau William Senior (1790-1864)