History of Europe from the commencement of the French Revolution in M.DCC.LXXXIX. To the restoration of the Bourbons in M.DCC.XV.
Sir Archibald Alison, 1st Baronet (1792 - 1867)
Category
Books
Date
1842
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 3149361
Summary
Bibliographic description
10 v. ; 8vo. Imperfect: copy consists of vols. 1-2 only; shelved with vols. 3-4 of the third edition, vols. 5-7 of the second edition, and vols. 8-10 of the first edition. Provenance: manuscript inscription "Presented to the Revd. William Selwyn by the members of the Belvoir Book Society April 1842 John Earle Welby William Church W; E: Hartopp T Butler J. Brooke Thomas Powys Outram Fredc G. Burnaby Conyers Tucker Robert Walker T. C. Beasley. P. H. Palmer J: Clifton" on verso of first free end-paper to vol. 1. Provenance: nineteenth century armorial bookplate with inscription "William Selwyn" on front pastedown to vol. 1. Binding: nineteenth century gilt-tooled brown morocco; gilt tooling on edges of boards and turn-ins; gilt tooling, gilt tooled title "History of Europe Alison" and volume numbers on spine; marbled end-papers; text block edges gilded.
Makers and roles
Sir Archibald Alison, 1st Baronet (1792 - 1867)