The Holy Bible, containing the sacred texts of the Old Testament and the New; together with the Apocrypha. With notes and annotations, carefully selected from the most eminent commentators.
Robert Martin (fl.1758-1796)
Category
Books
Date
1776
Materials
Place of origin
Birmingham
Collection
Brockhampton Estate, Herefordshire
NT 3256612
Summary
Bibliographic description
[No pagination provided] ;. 4to. Catalogued from photographs - state unknown. Provenance: inscribed in ink on front endpaper 'Mary Lewis her book 1794' [Mary Lewis (1787-1855) married 1811 William Bond (1786-1856), who farmed on Brockhampton estate]. Passed down through Bond and Dean families. Inserted sheet: 'Auntie Gladys [Dean] had this bible restored for Lynford in memory of his dear mother Amy Dean 1991', with modern note identifying Mary Lewis as the wife of William Bond of Bonds Dingle. Donated 2016. Binding: contemporary sheep, rebacked; marbled endpapers; gilt-lettered on red spine label 'Holy Bible'
Provenance
A leather-bound bible printed by Robert Martin, Birmingham (1776). Owned and inscribed by Mary Lewis in 1794, thence passed by descent through generations of the family. Accepted as a donation to the National Trust for display at Brockhampton, Herefordshire in 2016.
Makers and roles
Robert Martin (fl.1758-1796), printer