A History of English Literature in Series of Biographical Sketches; T. Nelson an...
A History of English Literature in Series of Biographical Sketches
About this object
A History of English Literature has a cloth binding with decoration embossed on covers and spine. On the flyleaf, in pencil, is the owner's signature, "Elizabeth Jane Marsh". On the same page, in pencil, B'burn library" as well as an embossed stamp "Adam Holden, 48 Church ST., Liverpool"
The author, William Francis Collier, made know his objectives in the Preface: ".... to shew how the books, which we prize among the brightest of our national glories, have grown out of human lives - rooted oftener, perhaps, in sorrow than in joy; and how the scenery and the society, amid which an author played out his fleeting part, have left indelible hues upon the pages that he wrote".
T. Nelson and Sons, Paternoster Row, London
Maker RolePublisher
Date Made1862
Place MadeUnited Kingdom, England, London
Medium and Materials
Cardboard
Paper
Textile
The owner's signature, Elizabeth Jane Marsh, in pencil, is on the flyleaf. On the same page, in pencil : B'burn library, as well as an embossed stamp: "Adam Holden, 48 Church St, Liverpool"
MeasurementsH 190mm x W 126mm
Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association Keywords Named CollectionFrom the Bannockburn Public Library Collection
Credit LineFrom the collection of the Cromwell Museum
Object Type Object numberCR2012.472
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