Madagascar; vvith other poems. . The second edition. By W. Davenant Knight.
Sir William D'Avenant (1606-1668)
Category
Books
Date
1648
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3094825
Summary
Bibliographic description
[12],84,92-115,117-140p. . 12mo.. Provenance: Manuscript inscriptions on title page: "Tho: & Isabella" [i.e. Sir Thomas Hervey (1625-1694) and his wife Isabella (1625-1686)], and "Tho: Hervey" [i.e. Sir Thomas Hervey (1625-1694)]. Marginalia and underscorings in pencil; according to Sydenham Hervey such "mysterious little pencil marks in the margins" are a sign of ownership by John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751). Manuscript inscriptions on rear fly-leaf: "John Boyle", and "Mathew Sonallwood".. Binding: Seventeenth-century goatskin binding; double blind fillet border, with double blind fillet parallel to spine edge; blind roll on board edges. Rebacked in goatskin, with original spine retained.
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
Sir William D'Avenant (1606-1668)