A history of England. From the earliest times to the Revolution in 1688. Based on the history of David Hume. Incorporating the corrections and researches of recent historians; and continued down to the year 1858.
David Hume (1711-1776)
Category
Books
Date
1863
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 3231234
Summary
Bibliographic description
Fortieth thousand.. Illustrated by engravings on wood.. xiii, [1], 768 p., plate : ill. ; 19 cm. Pencil text marking. Provenance: nineteenth-century armorial bookplate of William Rowley [i.e. Lt.-Col. William Chambré Rowley, 6th Baron Langford of Summerhill (1849-1931)]. Inscribed: "W. Rowley Wellesley House 1865." Part of Mrs. M. E. Packer donation, March, 2016 (From the collection of Lady Langford (née Hon. Mabel Maud Legh.) Binding: nineteenth-century half calf, with marbled paper on boards; five false bands; gold tooled spine; gold lettered black spine label: The student's Hume.
Makers and roles
David Hume (1711-1776)