The Suffolk traveller. . First published by Mr. John Kirby, of Wickham-Market, who took an actual survey of the whole county, in the years 1732, 1733, and 1734.
John Kirby (1690-1753)
Category
Books
Date
1764
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3150498
Summary
Bibliographic description
[xvi],340p., [5] folding plates . maps . 8vo. Provenance: Nineteenth-century pictorial armorial bookplate: R: H: Alexan Bennet [Alexander Bennet]. Inscription on flyleaf, in purple ink or pencil: Francis Hervey. Ms. shelfmarks (?) and price note 6/ on flyleaves. Binding: Eighteenth-century full calf over boards; gilt fillets and inner border; spine gilt with acorn and fretwork motifs (associated with Wilbraham and Tollemache families); red spine label with title ‘Kirby’s Suffolk traveller’.
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
John Kirby (1690-1753)