History of the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic.
William Hickling Prescott (1796-1859)
Category
Books
Date
1879
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 3207081
Summary
Bibliographic description
xxviii,765,[1]p. : facsims., maps ; 8vo. Some loosely inserted small drawings. Provenance: Inscribed on inner flyleaf: "Louisa Scott [i.e. Louisa Matilda Scott (1863-1951) m. Philip Yorke II of Erddig in 1902] First Class Mark Prize July 1880. From the Misses Birchall, The Ferns, Green Lanes, N." Binding: Nineteenth-century green calf, double gilt fillet forming a border with floral corner-pieces, blind doublure, gilt-tooled board edges. Recessed cords, spine gilt tooled. Red leather spine label, lettered in gilt. Marbled endpapers and edges.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Makers and roles
William Hickling Prescott (1796-1859) John Foster Kirk (1824-1904)