Shelfmark
Ib4.5.01
Title
Recollections of Eton College in the days of Charles Kean.
Publication, distribution, etc.
[London : Era, 1859].
Physical description
[18] p. ; 27 cm.
Note
Extracts from: "The Era", 1859.
Provenance
Ms. letter dated 14 Dec 1903 tipped in after front flyleaf: "My dear ?Luke, I found there among my father's papers. I suspect he wrote them, as he wrote for The Era in old days (!) He died this year aged 90. You care about Eton which is nought for me, so burn or keep as you wish. Charles kean was my godfather, hence my Charles. He was also old schoolfellow of my father's, who liked him much - & eventually buried him. Don't bother to reply - life is too short for such effort. Charles T Gatty".
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Lewis Vernon Harcourt.
Binding
19th century teal calf half-binding; boards covered in marbled paper; marbled endpapers; gilt top edge.
Copy-specific note
Ms. annotations.
Subject
Subject
Added entry--name
Harcourt, Lewis Vernon (), 1863 - 1922 former owner.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B35860