The history of the last Parliament, . began at Westminster, the tenth day of February, in the twelfth year of the reign of King William, An. Dom. 1700. By the author of The short defence of the last Parliament.
Dr James Drake (1667-1707)
Category
Books
Date
1702
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3095525
Summary
Bibliographic description
[28],111[i.e.211],[1]p. . 8vo. Provenance: Armorial bookplate on title page verso: 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 blind-panelled sprinkled calf binding; blind roll on board edges. Rebacked in gold-tooled calf, with red title label and gilt date stamp on spine. 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
Dr James Drake (1667-1707)