A natural history of the most remarkable quadrupeds, birds, fishes, serpents, reptiles, and insects.
Mary Trimmer
Category
Books
Date
1826
Materials
Place of origin
Chiswick
Collection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 3090076.1
Summary
Bibliographic description
vol. 1 Imperfect: vol. 1 wants all before p. 8 and all after p. 236; vol. 2 wants all after p. 236. Some illustrations have been coloured in. Provenance: Inscribed on upper pastedown of both vols: "Victoria Cust [i.e. Victoria Mary Louisa Cust (1823-95), daughter of Sir Edward Cust and Mary Anne Boode, m. Simon Yorke III of Erddig in 1846]" [crossed out in vol. 2]; vol. 2 upper pastedown also has "Agneta Yorke" [i.e. Agneta Susan Yorke (i.e. Nena) (1855-1908),daughter of Simon Yorke III of Erddig and Victoria Mary Louisa Cust]. Binding: Nineteenth-century publisher's half grained green sheep on marbled paper boards, gilt lettering on spine. Both vols have loose text-blocks; vol. 2: upper joint broken.
Provenance
Given by Phillip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Makers and roles
Mary Trimmer Williams, Samuel