Lady Bessborough and her family circle . edited by the Earl of Bessborough, G.C.M.G. in collaboration with A. Aspinall, PhD.
Lady Henrietta Frances Spencer, Countess of Bessborough (1761-1821)
Category
Books
Date
1940
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dorneywood House and Gardens, Buckinghamshire
NT 3124843
Summary
Bibliographic description
xii,307,[1]p.,[7] leaves of plates . ports.., ill.., geneal. tables . 8vo. Provenance: Loose letter dated "March 19/ 43" [i.e. 1943] to "Dear C." [Lord Courtauld-Thomson] from "E." [his sister Elspeth Grahame] inserted at front of volume: conversationally re. men versus women's skills at cooking, dressmaking etc., also opinion that Hitler ought not to have advocated women stay at home, because German women rebel at edict to work in factories, reference to 'W'- Winifred Thomson - their sister, 'a collector of stories about small children': paper embossed at head: Church Cottage, Pangbourne, Berkshire. Black ink stamp on flyleaf: The National Trust founded 1895 Binding: Publisher's blue cloth over boards, gilt spine title, arms stamped in red on front cover.
Makers and roles
Lady Henrietta Frances Spencer, Countess of Bessborough (1761-1821) Arthur Aspinall (1901-1972) Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough (1880-1956)