Testamenta Vetusta: Being Illustrations from Wills of Manners, Customs &c. as well as the Descents and Possessions of Many Distinguished Families from the Reign of Henry the Second to the Accession of Queen Elizabeth

Nicholas Harris Nicolas

Verlag: Nichols and Son, London, 1826

Beschreibung

A scarce complete two volume set of this collection of last will and testaments from important families. Two volumes. Scarce set. A collection of last will and testaments from various individuals of importance, with notes on the family lines, valuables mentioned and other historical commentary. Written by Nicholas Harris Nicolas, an English antiquary. From the libraries of Herbert John Gladstone, a British Liberal politician and Home Secretary from 1905 to 1910, and Ernest Bryan Gipps, a musician and leader of the Folkestone Municipal Orchestra. In the original cloth binding. Externally, worn with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Joints weak with the front board of volume one detached and the rear boards of both volumes held by cords only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light spotting to the first and last few pages. Previous owner's bookplates to the front endpaper and pastedown. Fair. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 860T48

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Testamenta Vetusta: Being Illustrations from...

Verlag: Nichols and Son, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1826

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: None

Zustand: Fair

Art des Buches: book