The clergy-man's recreation: . shewing the pleasure and profit of the art of gardening. By John Lawrence, A.M. ...
The Reverend John Laurence (1668-1732)
Category
Books
Date
1714
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3095052
Summary
Bibliographic description
[16],83,[1]p. . ill.. . 8vo. Provenance: Armorial bookplate: 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 sprinkled sheepskin binding; gilt roll on board edges. Rebacked in blind-tooled calf, with gilt title label and date stamp on spine.
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
The Reverend John Laurence (1668-1732)