Hudibras. . The third and last part. Written by the author of the first and second parts.
Samuel Butler (1612-1680)
Category
Books
Date
1679
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3094891.2
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2],254p. . 8vo. Bound with pts. 1-2 (1678).. Provenance: Manuscript inscription in first bound-in item: "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)