Copies of seven original letters from King Edward VI. to Barnaby Fitz-Patrick.
King Edward VI (1537 - 1553) King of England and Ireland
Category
Books
Date
1772
Materials
Place of origin
Twickenham
Collection
Vyne Estate, Hampshire
NT 3179546.2
Summary
Bibliographic description
viii,14p. ;. 4to. Item no. 2 in a volume of Strawberry Hill Press publications. Provenance: Armorial bookplate: Chute of the Vyne [i.e. Chaloner William Chute (1838-1892); the plate was designed for him in 1885 by his brother-in-law William Wyndham Portal, but also used by later generations]. Possible association copy, as John Chute (1701-1776) of The Vyne was a friend of Horace Walpole, and involved with the foundation of Strawberry Hill. Binding: Eighteenth-century quarter green morocco over boards; marbled paper sides; gilt spine fillets; gilt spine title ‘Grammont. Letters of Edward VI. Misc: antiquit:’; vellum label fixed on spine with ms. title ‘Strawberry Hill Press’.
Makers and roles
King Edward VI (1537 - 1553) King of England and Ireland England and Wales. Sovereign (1547-1553 : Edward VI)