Earth and sea . from the French of Louis Figuier. Translated, edited, and enlarged by W. H. Davenport Adams ...
Louis Guillaume Figuier (1819-1894)
Category
Books
Date
1870
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Osterley Park and House, London
NT 3113167
Summary
Bibliographic description
[4],715, [1]p. . ill.., maps . 4to.. Not indigenous. Provenance: Prize presentation book label: "Hanwell College. Presented to Harry A. Amott, for proficiency in Classics. "Barford Prize". July 1870." Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). With his pencil note on flyleaf: "This was a great favourite of my father's, and often resided on his bedside table with Knight's London, Pickwick & other old favourites. NES Norris 14.9.76".. Binding: Nineteenth-century prize full calf binding over boards; blind-panelled old-style sides, with gilt stamp: "Hanwell College Middlesex"; red morocco spine label with title "Earth and sea. Adams"; sewn on four raised bands.
Makers and roles
Louis Guillaume Figuier (1819-1894) William Henry Davenport Adams (1828 - 1891)