The independent Whig.
Thomas Gordon (1684?-1750)
Category
Books
Date
1720 - 1721
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3095028
Summary
Bibliographic description
53v. . 1/2o.. 52 nos. bound in 1 vol. Most nos. have red half-penny tax stamp on versos.. 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 calf, with brown cloth over boards. Binder's ink-stamp on front pastedown: 'Birdsall & Son Northampton'.
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
Thomas Gordon (1684?-1750) John Trenchard (1662-1723)