The Farington diary by Joseph Farington, R.A. . edited by James Greig...
Joseph Farington, RA (Leigh, Manchester 1747 - Didsbury, Canada 1821)
Category
Books
Date
1922 - 1928
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 3110560
Summary
Bibliographic description
8v., plates . ill., port. . 24cm.. With a loose advertisement for B.T. Batsford's publications in vol. VIII.. Provenance: Large pictorial bookplate with view of Tyntesfield with coat of arms and armour below; "En Dios Mi Amparo Esperanza" "Tenax Propositi" [i.e. family motto] "George Abraham Gibbs, of Tyntesfield" [i.e. George Abraham 1st Baron Wraxall (1873-1931)] in vols. I-III, VI. - Armorial bookplate: "George Abraham Gibbs Baron Wraxall of Clyst St. George Devon [i.e. George Abraham 1st Baron Wraxall (1873-1931)]" "Tenax Propositi" [i.e. family motto] in vols. VII-VIII. - Ms on flyleaf of vol. I: "George A. Gibbs 1922". - Pencil ms on pastedown of vol. IV: "21/- 27/2". - Pencil ms on pastedown of vol. V: "lb/4 2/-" over ms "GAG.". Binding: Twentieth-century publisher's full blue cloth; gold-tooling on spines.
Makers and roles
Joseph Farington, RA (Leigh, Manchester 1747 - Didsbury, Canada 1821) James Greig (1861-1941)