A relation of a iourney begun an: Dom: 1610. . Foure bookes. Containing a description of the Turkish Empire, of Ægypt, of the Holy Land, of the remote parts of Italy, and ilands adioyning.
George Sandys (1578-1644)
Category
Books
Date
1615
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3092763
Summary
Bibliographic description
[4], 309, [3] p., [2] folded plates . ill.. . fol... Imperfect: Final leaf and plates wanting. C1.6 in second state.. Provenance: Large armorial bookplate: The Right Honble. John Lord Hervey Created Baron of Ickworth ... 1702. [i.e. John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751)]. manuscript inscription: Willm Hervye [probably Sir William Hervey (1585 or 6-1660)] manuscript inscription: Tho Hervey; altered later to "Isabella & Tho Hervey" [i.e. Sir Thomas Hervey (1625-1694) and his wife Isabella (1625-1686)]. manuscript inscription: Jo Heruey [probably John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751)]. At head of A2r in W. Hervey's hand: I bought thys boke at Cambridg beinge commended by [the] most exsellent and most [...]. Marginal notes and underscorings in late seventeenth century hand (John Hervey's?).. Binding: Seventeenth century blind tooled calf binding; stamped with initials 'IH'; rebacked.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
George Sandys (1578-1644)