The examiner. . Or, Remarks upon papers and occurences.
Sir Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678-1751)
Category
Books
Date
1710 - 1715
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3095000
Summary
Bibliographic description
346 no. . 1/2o.. 346 nos. bound in 1 vol. Imperfect: vol. 1 wanting nos. 30 and 35; vol. 4 wanting no. 39; vol. [1] ([New series]) wanting no. 41; vol. 2 ([New series]) wanting no. 5. Many issues have red half-penny tax stamp on verso.. Provenance: 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: Twentieth-century quarter-bound sprinkled calf, with brown cloth over boards.
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 Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678-1751) Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)