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Alexander William Kinglake (1809-1891)
Category
Books
Date
1845
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Sheringham, Norfolk
NT 3257620
Summary
Bibliographic description
Third edition.. xiii, [1], 424 p., [2] leaves of col. plates (1 folded) :. ill. ;. 23 cm. Lower boards disbound. Foxing thoughout. In pencil on title page: 'Kingslake?'. Provenance: In blue ink on front pastedown, inscription: 'Upcher. Sheringham Hall'. Binding: nineteenth-century green-brown cloth over boards (very faded), blind tooling to form a border, central illustration (gilt on upper boards, blind on lower boards) of man smoking on horseback. Blind decorative spine panels, gilt lettering.
Provenance
Acquired by the National Trust in 1986 with the aid of bequests from E.L. Elliot, H. Ridler, D.E. Swiffen and Alice M. Weeks, grant-aid from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Countryside Commission and funds raised by the East Anglian Coast & Countryside Appeal, and an endowment from Mildred Cordeaux, a cousin of Thomas Upcher.
Makers and roles
Alexander William Kinglake (1809-1891)