1. Add MS 62091
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 62091
- Title:
- THOMAS GARDINER: 'A Generall Survey of the Post Office'; circa 1682. Possibly autograph. Presented by Gardiner to George Legge, 1st Baron Dartmouth. The text was published by Foster W. Bond in Postal History Society, Special Series, No. 5 (1958). Originally in Dartmouth's archive; see HMC, Dartmouth MSS, III, p. 54. Purchased at Sotheby's, 17 Dec. 1981, lot 110. Paper; ff. vii+32. Red morocco binding with gilt tooling by 'Queen's Binder A'. 327 x 232mm.
- Scope & Content:
- Bindings ENGLISH: Red morocco binding with gilt tooling by `Queen's Binder A': circa 1682. England; Post Office: Thomas Gardiner: George Legge, 1st Baron Dartmouth: `A Generall Survey of the Post Office' presented to Lord Dartmouth by Thomas Gardiner: circa 1682.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- c 1682
- Extent:
- 1 item