Shelfmark
Lk.1.22
Author
Title
Fox / by Christopher Hobhouse
Edition
New ed. / with a biographical introduction by Harold Nicolson.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Constable & Co Ltd and John Murray, 1947.
Physical description
xxiv, 271, [1] p. ; 20 cm.
Note
Previous ed.: 1934.
Note
"Printed in Great Britain by the Shenval Press, London & Hertford."--t.p. verso.
Provenance
Ownership inscription and bookplate of Sir Philip Magnus, Bt.
Provenance
Heavy paper pocket laid down on endpaper containing 3 autograph letters and a postcard from Christopher Hobhouse: (1) undated letter on 12 Arlington Street S.W.1 stationery, thanking Magnus for sending his book on Edmund Burke [published 1939]; (2) undated postcard of Florence (postmark 1939-04-14); (3) letter dated 19 June [1940?] on Eastney Barracks Southsea stationery (6 pp.); (4) letter dated "Wednesday" on Eastney Barracks Southsea stationery (2 p.).
Binding
20th century quarter vellum binding; gilt-lettered spine; marbled paper boards.
Copy-specific note
Calligraphic inscription on title page verso: "Number 7 of thirty specially bound & illustrated copies".
Copy-specific note
With two black and white photographs bound-in, with handwritten ink captions initialled by the photographer "J. G. M." [i.e. John Murray VI]; one of a bust of Hobhouse "like him, a war casualty" by Homer Harris and the other of Hobhouse "at the Mill".
Copy-specific note
News cutting of review of the book in the Times Literary Supplement pasted onto endleaf.
Subject
Subject
Subject
Great Britain History 1760-1789.
Subject
Great Britain History 1789-1820.
Subject
Great Britain Politics and government.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Magnus, Philip (Philip Montefiore), 1906 - 1988 Sir former owner.
Added entry--name
Hobhouse, Christopher, 1910 - 1940 correspondent.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Constable publisher.
Added entry--name
John Murray publisher.
Added entry--name
Shenval Press printer.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B52813