Devon & Cornwall notes & queries.
Category
Books
Date
1906 - 1970
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Castle Drogo, Devon
NT 3107821
Summary
Bibliographic description
Holdings: vol. 3, pt 7 (Jul. 1905); vol. 6, pt 6 (Apr. 1911); vol. 10, pt 2 (Apr. 1918); vol. 10, pt 3 (Jul. 1918); vol. 10, pt 5 (Jan. 1919); vol. 10, pt 6 (Apr. 1919); vol. 10, pt 8 (Oct. 1919); vol. 11, pt 1 (Jan. 1920) - vol. 11, pt 7 (Jul. 1921); vol. 12, pt 1 (Jan. 1922) - vol. 12, pt 3 (Jul. 1922); vol. 12, pt 5 (Jan. 1923) - vol. 12, pt 6 (Apr. 1923); vol. 12, pt 8 (Oct. 1923) - vol. 14, pt 6 (Apr. 1927); vol. 15, pt 1 (Jan. 1928) - vol. 15, pt 2 (Apr. 1928); vol. 15, pt 4 (Oct. 1928); vol. 15, pt 6 (Apr. 1929) - vol. 16, pt 3 (Jul. 1930); vol. 16, pt 6 (Apr. 1931); vol. 17, pts 1 & 2 (Jan. - Apr. 1932) - vol. 24, pt 8 (Oct. 1951); vol. 25, pt 2 (Apr. 1952); vol. 25, pt 5 (Jan. 1953) - vol. 25, pt 8 (Oct. 1953); vol. 26, pt 2 (Apr. 1954) - vol. 27, pt 1 (Jan. 1956); vol. 27, pt 3 (Jul. 1956) - vol. 28, pt 11 (Oct. 1961); vol. 29 pt 1 (Mar 1962) - vol. 29, pt 2 (Jul. 1962); vol. 29, pt 4 (Jan. 1963) - vol. 31, pt 2 (Apr. / Jul. 1968); vol. 31, pt 4 (Spring 1969); vol. 31, pt 6 (Spring 1970) - vol. 31, pt 7 (Summer 1970). Provenance: Purchased from A. Drewe. Annotations: several vols have marginal annotations, often highlighting references to the Drewe family - in particular: vol. 3, pt 7 signed 'R. Peek' [Richard Peek (3 October 1782 - 7 March 1867), Sheriff of the City of London] on cover with various pencil annotations throughout the introduction to the play, Dick of Devonshire, in particular a note: 'Not to be read by females'. With inserts: vol. 20, pt 6 (Apr. 1939) with leaflet, 'Appeal to save the Moretonhampstead almshouses October 1938', appealing for donations to recondition the almshouses now the property of a trust created by Mervyn B. Davie; vol. 30, pts 11 & 12 (Jul. - Oct. 1969) with letter, 263mm x 204mm, dated 6 Jan 1968, sent from Oakover, Ticehurst, Wadhurst, Sussex, addressed to 'My dear Uncle B [Basil Drewe]' from [?], returning the issue of Devon & Cornwall notes & queries and writing about Mrs. Sue McKechnie of Friary Wood, Hinton Charterhouse, Bath. Binding: Grey, yellow (for the Jubilee year 1950) or blue paper wrappers.