Meditations and contemplations: . containing Meditations among the tombs; Reflections on a flower garden; A descant on creation; Contemplations on the night; Contemplations on the starry heavens; and A winter-piece. By the Rev. James Hervey, ... To which is prefixed, the life of the author, and a sermon on his death, by the Rev. W. Romaine, A.M.
The Reveredn James Hervey (1714-1758)
Category
Books
Date
1830
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3123376
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2],xxviii,iii-vi,7-403,[1]p., [10] leaves of plates . ill.. . 8vo.. Provenance: Twentieth-century manuscript inscription on engraved title page: "Lord Francis Hervey. Easter 1922" [i.e. Francis Hervey (1846-1931)]. Binding: Nineteenth-century full tree calf binding; gilt tooled border; spine gilt decorated and lettered: "Hervey".
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
The Reveredn James Hervey (1714-1758) William Romaine (1714-1795)