Speeches in Parliament, of the Right Honourable William Windham; : to which is prefixed, some account of his life, / by Thomas Amyot, Esq. ... In three volumes. ....
The Hon. William Windham (1750 - 1810)
Category
Books
Date
1812
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 3209408
Summary
Bibliographic description
3 v. : front. (port.) ; 8vo. Provenance: manuscript inscription on recto of title page of vol. I: "E Colman Esq from Mr Eden" [possibly Edward Colman (1734-1815) from George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland (1784-1849)]. Bookseller's price in pencil on verso of front free endpaper of vol. I: "3v 10/-". Capital letter "R" written in pencil on recto of title page of all three vols. "522" written in pencil on recto of title page of vols. I and III. Binding: nineteenth-century, full polished, mottled calf; rolled gilt outer border of leaves; double gilt fillet to form a border; edge rolled in gilt; sewn onto five raised bands; spine gilt; red spine label with gilt lettering: 'Windham's speeches' (vol. II lacks label); green spine label with gilt lettering: 'Amyot I[-III]'; marbled endpapers; edges sprinkled in red.
Makers and roles
The Hon. William Windham (1750 - 1810) Thomas Amyot (1775 - 1850)