Prince Arthur. . An heroick poem. In ten books. By Richard Blackmore, M.D. and fellow of the College of Physitians in London.
Sir Richard Blackmore (Corsham 1654 - Boxted 1729)
Category
Books
Date
1695
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3095425
Summary
Bibliographic description
[20],186,195-198,191-296p. . fol.. 2 copies.. Provenance: Copy at 2.C.5.1: large armorial bookplates on title page verso: John Hervey of Ickworth in Com. Suff. Esqr. 1698 [i.e. John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751)], and 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: Copy at 2.C.5.1: twentieth-century quarter-bound goatskin, with brown cloth over boards. Copy at 2.C.5.3: eighteenth-century[?] quarter-bound sprinkled calf, with marbled paper over boards. Spine has gilt fillet decoration, with gilt title label and date stamp. Red 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
Sir Richard Blackmore (Corsham 1654 - Boxted 1729)