Old ballads, historical and narrative, . with some of modern date; collected from rare copies and MSS. by Thomas Evans.
Thomas Evans (1742-1784)
Category
Books
Date
1810
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3126814
Summary
Bibliographic description
4v., plate . ill.. . 8vo.. Not indigenous. Provenance: Nineteenth-century (?) pencil notes in v. 1 p. vii. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on v. 1 flyleaf in Norris's hand: With [ ] (illegible) songs. 5 vols. [only 4 present here]. Đ3/15/6. Fordell House 1944. H. [i.e. Hodgson's] 30/3 44 Lot 42. [Fordell, Fifeshire, seat of Earls of Buckinghamshire].. Binding: Nineteenth-century full calf over boards; gilt fillets; spines gilt; black leather spine labels with title 'Evans's Old ballads'; sewn on five raised bands.
Makers and roles
Thomas Evans (1742-1784) Robert Harding Evans (1778-1857)