The lives of all the Earls and Dukes of Devonshire, . descended from the renowned Sir William Cavendish, ... illustrated with reflections and observations on the most striking passages in each life: interspersed with some particulars of the lives, characters, and genealogies of several great and eminent men, their contemporaries; to which is added, A short account of the rise, progress, and present state of the High Court of Chancery. By Mr Grove, of Richmond.
Joseph Grove (d.1764)
Category
Books
Date
1764
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
NT 3115023
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2],iv,vii-xiii,[1],8,4,271,[1],119,[1],64,10p., plate . port... Pencil number '165'.Frontispiece loose Provenance: Eighteenth-century manuscript inscription, partly erased: probably 'Miss Russell' and remains of label. Chatsworth duplicate? Binding: Eighteenth-century full calf, double gilt fillet border, edges sprinkled red, 5 raised bands, spine gilt-tooled with 5 lions, gilt-lettered on red spine label 'Lives of the Earls and Dukes of Devonshire', Boards loose.
Makers and roles
Joseph Grove (d.1764)