Chronicles of the tombs. . A select collection of epitaphs, preceded by an essay on epitaphs and other monumental inscriptions, with incidental observations on sepulchral antiquities. By Thomas Joseph Pettigrew, ...
Thomas Joseph Pettigrew (1791-1865)
Category
Books
Date
1857
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3130943
Summary
Bibliographic description
v,[1],529,[1]p . 8vo.. Manuscript notes by JGW pasted onto front free endpaper: "From Mr Pettigrew. On tomb of Francis Whiddon ... of Morton Hempstead. obit 1656 ... ", with cutting from a periodical including more epitaphs. Another cutting - probably from a prospectus for "Cansick's epitaphs of St. Pancras" - pasted in at p.522. Provenance: Nineteenth-century armorial bookplate: 'John Gardner Wilkinson Brynfield House.' [i.e. Sir John Gardner Wilkinson (1795-1875)]. manuscript inscription on title page: "Sir Gardner Wilkinson wth the kindest regards of the author [Thomas Joseph Pettigrew (1791-1865)]. Binding: Nineteenth-century publisher's full blue cloth; as issued.
Makers and roles
Thomas Joseph Pettigrew (1791-1865)