Sketches of eminent statesmen and writers, with other essays.. [Reprinted, from the “Quarterly review,” with additions and corrections.] By A. Hayward, … In two volumes. Vol. I. (-II)
Abraham Hayward (1801-1884)
Category
Books
Date
1880
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 3259296
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v.. 22cm. Acquired by the National Trust with other former Dyrham books in April 2022. Damage to cover of volume 2, burn marks visible. Provenance: Pencil inscription in volume 1: 'W E Blathwayt'; ink inscription in volume 2, 'W. E. Blathwayt, Dyrham Rectory' [= Wynter Edward Blathwayt, (1859-1920)]. Binding: nineteenth-century tan leather over boards, double gilt fillet border on upper and lower covers; marbled endpapers and edges; gilt decoration to spine; red leather spine label with 'Eminent Statesmen and Writers' lettered in gold; green leather spine label with author and volume number lettered in gold.
Makers and roles
Abraham Hayward (1801-1884)