A way to get wealth: . containing six principal vocations, or callings, in which every good husband or house-wive may lawfully imploy themselves ... The first five books gathered by G. M. The last by Master W. L. for the benefit of Great Britain.
Gervase Markham (c.1569-1637)
Category
Books
Date
1683
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3113431
Summary
Bibliographic description
1v. . ill.. . 4to.. Not indigenous. Loosely inserted: clippings from dealer's catalogues, unrelated to provenance. Provenance: Eighteenth-century (?) inscription on flyleaf: Oil of swallows. Eng. Huswife p.44. Armorial bookplate of Sion College Library, with their stamp on title page verso and pressmark on front pastedown. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on pastedown in Norris's hand: H. [i.e. Hodgson's] 27/5 38 Lot 581 Đ3.. Binding: Seventeenth-century (?) full sheep over boards; sewn on four raised bands. Spine broken; both boards detached.
Makers and roles
Gervase Markham (c.1569-1637)