Shelfmark
Ie8.5.01 - Ie8.5.03
Author
Title
The true history of the state prisoner, commonly called the Iron Mask, extracted from documents in the French archives. By the hon. George Agar Ellis..
Varying form of title
The true history of the Iron Mask
Edition
Second edition.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : John Murray, 1827.
Physical description
[4], viii, 352 p. : ill., ports., maps ; 37 cm.
Note
Large paper copy.
Note
Bound in 3 vols. and extensively extra-illustrated with about 200 engravings, including maps and portraits.
Note
Continuous pagination.
Note
Printed by S. and R. Bentley, Dorset Street, London.
Provenance
Bookplate of Eton College Library on front flyleaf.
Provenance
Bookplate of John Hely-Hutchinson, Chippenham Lodge, Ely, dated 1946 on front flyleaf. Bookplate recording donation to Eton College in March 1950 by John Hely-Hutchinson also on front flyleaf; inserted loose sheet of headed paper, dated 2nd March 1950, addressed to Vice-Provost from J. W. Hely-Hutchinson.
Provenance
Arms of author, George James Welbore Agar-Ellis, baron Dover (1797-1833) on binding covers.
Binding
19th-century red morocco over ?millboards. Covers decorated with gilt borders with rose medallion tools at the corners; gilt armorial centre piece; gilt fillets on board edges and turn-ins. Textblock trimmed and gilted. Endpapers of membrane and undecorated paper; three flyleaves at both ends of the textblock.
Copy-specific note
Former ECL shelfmarks: DDl.3.05 - DDl.3.07, Bk.1.9-11, Az.2.1.7-9.
Copy-specific note
Previously in Marten Library, Eton College (see stamp on recto of first front flyleaf).
Copy-specific note
Four letters to author, from Louis Philippe, Duc d'Orleans, Lord Grenville, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, prince de Bénévent (1754-1838), and T. J. Matthias, thanking the author for copies of his work (amongst other things). All with accompanying engravings.
Copy-specific note
Two typed sheets of notes by John Hely-Hutchinson on two copies of work given by him to Eton, and on author (tipped in).
Copy-specific note
Loose sheet of ms. notes (Hely-Hutchinson's hand?).
Copy-specific note
Loose sheet of notes on prints still required to complete grangerising (author's hand); ms. notes of image required on some blank pages.
Copy-specific note
All three volumes lack title page, but retain half title.
Subject
Added entry--name
Hely-Hutchinson, J. W., 1882 - 1955 (John Walter) former owner, donor.
Added entry--name
S. and R. Bentley. printer.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B16930