Old stone crosses of the Vale of Clwyd and neighbouring parishes : together with some account of the ancient manners and customs and legendary lore connected with the parishes.
Elias Owen
Category
Books
Date
1886
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 3206689
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2], 208, xxxiii, [7] p. : ill. ; 28cm. Provenance: Inscribed on second flyleaf: "Griffith Jones Marchwiel Rectory" [a Rev. Griffith Jones appears in the list of subscribers]; in a different hand: "Left to Mr & Mrs Yorke [i.e. Philip Yorke II of Erddig (1849-1922), son of Simon Yorke III of Erddig and Victoria Mary Louisa Cust, and Louisa Matilda Scott (1863-1951) m. Philip Yorke II of Erddig in 1902] by him, their friend, whose Rector he had been for 5 years at that place from the Spring of 1903 till the Summer of 1907, when he was removed by the hand of death." Binding: Nineteenth-century publisher's half calf on green cloth. Sewn on 3 recessed cords. Spine cover missing. Marbled endpapers and edges. Red rot.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Makers and roles
Elias Owen, author