Stevenson's book of quotations : classical and modern /. selected and arranged by Burton Stevenson ...
Stevenson, Burton Egbert
Category
Books
Date
1934
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Plas Newydd, Anglesey
NT 3230780
Summary
Bibliographic description
xl, [2], 2605 p. ; 25 cm. Loose inserts (pp.571, 2391): blank envelopes as page markers. Page corners turned. Provenance: golden age armorial bookplate: Charles Henry Alexander Paget, VI Marquess of Anglesey [i.e. Charles Henry Alexander Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey (1885-1947)]; plate signed W.P.B. 1906 [William Phillips Barrett (1861-1938) at J. & E. Bumpus]. Inscribed on flyleaf: Daddy with al love from Liz Xmas 1935" [probably from Lady Elizabeth Hester Mary von Hofmannsthal, née Paget (1916-1980)]. Binding: red publisher's cloth, gold lettered spine; with dust jacket.
Makers and roles
Stevenson, Burton Egbert