Book
Samuel Butler (1612-1680)
Category
Books
Date
1678 - 1679
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3094891
Summary
Single bound volume of 2 works by Samuel Butler.
Bibliographic description
8vo. Provenance: Manuscript inscription on p. 1: "John & Isabella" [i.e. John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751) and his first wife Isabella (1670-1693)]. 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).. Binding: Seventeenth-century blind-panelled calf binding; gilt roll on board edges. Rebacked in gold-tooled calf, with gilt red morocco title label on spine. Red sprinkled edges.
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
Samuel Butler (1612-1680)