The secret history of the happy revolution, in 1688. . Humbly dedicated to His Most Gracious Majesty King George, by the principal transactor in it.
Hugh Speke (1656-1724)
Category
Books
Date
1715
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3094932
Summary
Full description
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Bibliographic description
80p. . 8vo. Author's presentation copy.. Provenance: Manuscript inscription on title page: "Sent me by ye author" [i.e. sent to John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751), by Hugh Speke]. 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 gold-panelled sprinkled calf binding; gilt roll on board edges. Rebacked in gold-tooled calf, with gilt title and date stamped on spine.
Makers and roles
Hugh Speke (1656-1724)