The rural life of England
William Howitt (1792-1879)
Category
Books
Date
1838
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3099084
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. (xx, 396; xii, 386p.) . 20cm.. Provenance: Small armorial bookplate inside front cover of both vols.: "Calke Abbey Library". Inscription written transversely across title page of vol. 1: "Calke Abbey Library 1839" [ie probably Sir John Harpur Crewe, 9th Baronet 1824-1886 but possibly Sir George Crewe, 8th Baronet 1795-1844]. Binding: Nineteenth century green publisher's binding.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.
Makers and roles
William Howitt (1792-1879)