Shelfmark
Ib7.4.34
Additional shelfmark
Kp.3.40 (Copy 2)
Additional shelfmark
Kp.3.41 (Copy 3)
Additional shelfmark
Kp.3.42 (Copy 4)
Author
Title
Ionicus / by Reginald, Viscount Esher.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : John Murray, Albemarle Street, W., 1923.
Physical description
272 p., [1] leaf of plates : front. (port.) ; 23 cm.
Note
"The letters of William Cory contained in this volume are about one fourth of those he wrote to me."--Pref., signed E.
Note
With a half-title page.
Note
Colophon: "Chiswick Press: Charles Whittingham and Griggs (printers), Ltd. Tooks Court, Chancery Lane, London".
Note
Publisher's cream cloth quarter-binding; boards covered in grey-blue cloth; blue paper dust-jacket.
Provenance
[Copy 1] Bookplate of Algernon Heneage Drummond (composer of the Eton boating song, the words of which are attributed to Cory). Ms. note from Esher to Drummond dated 27th October 1923 and typed letter signed by Esher and dated 14th November 1923 (stored in an enclosed envelope).
Provenance
[Copy 2] Red and black booklabel of Eton College Library with ms. note "given by Mr J. Gilmour".
Provenance
[Copy 3] Booklabel of John Waynflete Carter with his bibliographical note that leaf [A]4 is a cancel, correcting a misprint ('downish' for 'donnish') found in the author's own copy at Watlington Park. Ownership inscription of Lionel B. C. L. Muirhead "Ionici discipulus Etonensis 1857-1863".
Provenance
[Copy 4] Booklabel of John Sparrow. Title page inscription of L. ?Palmer, 1925.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 3] John Carter's pencil references inside back cover. Loosely inserted ALS to John Carter from Walter Armytage of Halston, Moyvore, Co. Westmeath dated 10 January 1968, enclosing a ms. copy of a letter from Esher to Sir Frederick Pollock dated 21 November 1923, found by Armytage in Pollock's copy of Cory's Ionicus, responding to comments on the book and on "present politics". Taped-in ALS to Muirhead from his sister Beatrix dated 22 May 1924.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 4] Loosely inserted notecard from Elizabeth, Hendon Cottage, dated "6.4.84".
Subject
Added entry--name
Drummond, Algernon. former owner.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Carter, John, 1905 - 1975 former owner.
Added entry--name
Muirhead, Lionel, 1845 - 1925 former owner.
Added entry--name
Sparrow, John, 1906 - 1992 former owner.
Added entry--name
Pollock, Frederick, 1845 - 1937 associated name.
Added entry--name
John Murray publisher.
Added entry--name
Chiswick Press. printer.
Added entry--name
C. Whittingham and Griggs printer.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B37605