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Tomlinson, William Weaver.
Denton Hall and its Associations [The Denton Hall copy].
Publisher: Walter Scott, Ltd., London;
Date of Publication: 1894
Stock Code: 14721
No. 134 of the 1894 limited edition of 250 copies. Quarto, pp., xvi, 144, plus frontispiece, 12 full-page illustrated plates, and numerous illustrations within text. Collated and complete. Publisher’s original crimson cloth, titled in gilt to spine, and to upper board with Errington armourial; top edge gilt. Armourial bookplate of William Andrew L’Anson of Denton Hall (1848-1908) to front paste-down; inscription in ink to front free end-paper reads ‘John [????] 1st August 1940 Denton Hall Denton Newcastle-upon-Tyne S and 1 Essex Court Temple EC4’. Joints and hinges cracked but holding well, corners bumped and rubbed, light soiling, rubbing, and scuffs to cloth. Light scattered foxing, spots of soiling, and finger marks to some leaves. A good copy. An extensive study of Denton Hall, Newcastle, owned by one of its former residents. Situated on what is now the West Road, there was a house at the site partially constructed from the stones from Hadrian’s Wall in 1503. What is now Denton Hall was originally a manor house built in 1622, which was owned first by the Erringtons, and later the Montagus, including the Bluestocking and woman of letters Elizabeth Montagu (1718-1800). The hall was purchased by William Andrew L’Anson in 1886 and extensively remodelled. L’Anson’s bookplate may indicate his former ownership, but this bookseller finds one presentation copy bearing the same bookplate. John [????’s] inscription is more compelling evidence of this book’s former home, and was no doubt consulted by the former owner while in residence. £85.00