An historical account of the original and nature, as well as the law of devises and revocations.
Sir Geoffrey Gilbert (1674-1726)
Category
Books
Date
1739
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3095429
Summary
Bibliographic description
xii,174,[28],16p. . 8vo. Provenance: Armorial bookplate: Jonathan Belcher Ex Societate Medij Templi. (Franks 2066) [i.e. Jonathan Belcher (1710-1776), lawyer and Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, studied law in Middle Temple from 1730]. Manuscript inscriptions by Belcher, one dated 1739. Binding: Eighteenth-century full calf over boards; blind fillets; rebacked in calf; red morocco spine label with title: "Law of devises and revocations"; sewn on five raised bands.
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 Geoffrey Gilbert (1674-1726)