The history of England,. from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution of 1688, In eight volumes. By David Hume, Esq; Vol. I. (-VIII)
David Hume (1711-1776)
Category
Books
Date
1778
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 3247623.8
Summary
Bibliographic description
A new edition, with the author's last corrections and improvements. To which is prefixed, a short account of his life, written by himself.. v.8., plate. port... 8vo. Acquired by the National Trust with other former Dyrham books in April 2022. Provenance: Multiple inscriptions in pencil on endpapers of first volume, including "W T Blathwayt" [likely = Rev. Wynter Thomas Blathwayt (1824-1909)], "Blathwayt Coll [Cambridge?] April 3 1845" and "Complete edition"; other volumes with variations of the same in pencil and ink. Binding: eighteenth-century marbled calf over boards; gold tooling to spine; red leather spine labels with 'Hume's History' and volume number within oval; damage to front hinge.
Makers and roles
David Hume (1711-1776)