B35860

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

Kean, Charles John

Subject

eton college

Added entry--name

Harcourt, Lewis Vernon, former owner.

Added entry--name

Gatty, Charles T.

Added entry--place

England, London.

001B35860

003LIBRARY CODE

096##$aIb4.5.01

24500$aRecollections of Eton College in the days of Charles Kean.

260##$a[London :$bEra,$c1859].

300##$a[18] p. ;$b27 cm.

500##$aExtracts from: "The Era", 1859.

561##$aMs. 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".

561##$aArmorial bookplate of Lewis Vernon Harcourt.

563##$a19th century teal calf half-binding; boards covered in marbled paper; marbled endpapers; gilt top edge.

590##$aMs. annotations.

60014$aKean, Charles John

61024$aEton College

7001#$aHarcourt, Lewis Vernon$eformer owner.

7001#$aGatty, Charles T.

752##$aEngland$dLondon.