Homes and haunts of the most eminent British poets.
William Howitt (1792-1879)
Category
Books
Date
1847
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Osterley Park and House, London
NT 3113503
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. . ill.. . 8vo.. Not indigenous. Provenance: Twentieth-century armorial bookplate lettered Sir Julius Wernher Baronet. Inv. W.P.B.1906. [Sir Julius Charles Wernher, 1st baronet (1850-1912), art collector and businessman]. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Forms part of a set with other works by Howitt, one inscribed in Norris's hand: 10 vols. S. [i.e. Sotheby's] 17/12 '40. Lot 315. Đ5. Lady Ludlow. [i.e. Alice, Lady Wernher, née Alice Sedgwick Mankiewitz, later Lady Ludlow (1862-1945), widow of Sir Julius Wernher].. Binding: Nineteenth-century full tree calf over boards; decorative double gilt fillets; gilt-rolled edges and gilt-tooled inner borders; elaborately gilt spine; green and red morocco spine labels; sewn on five raised bands; paper edges gilt. Binder's stamp: Bickers & son, London.
Makers and roles
William Howitt (1792-1879)