Select essays tending to the universal reformation of learning: . concluded with the art of war, or a summary of the martial precepts necessary for an officer. By William Freke, Esq;.
William Freke (1662-1744)
Category
Books
Date
1693
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3094896
Summary
Bibliographic description
[16],285,[1]p. . 8vo. Provenance: Manuscript inscriptions on title page: "price 2s:6d", and "John & Isabella" [i.e. John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751) and his first wife Isabella (1670-1693)]. Armorial bookplate on title page verso: The Right Honble. John Lord Hervey created Baron of Ickworth in Com. Suff. March the 23d. 1702 [i.e. John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751)]. 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: Eighteenth-century Cambridge-style blind-panelled calf binding; gilt roll on board edges. Rebacked in blind-tooled calf, with gilt title and date stamped on spine. Red and brown 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
William Freke (1662-1744)