John Latimer — Sixteenth-Century Bristol

Bristol, J. W. Arrowsmith, 1908 . Cloth. A fascinating historical study of Bristol in the sixteenth century, drawing information from contemporary account books. A lovely example of historian John Latimer's study of Bristol in the 1500s, discussing Bristol history during the reign of King Henry VIII and his three successors to the throne.This work first appeared in parts in the Bristol Mercury in December of 1902, before being published under the title 'The Corporation of Bristol in the Olden Time&apos.To the front free endpaper is the inscription of former owner Harold E. Matthews, with a loosely inserted note from Matthews, dated 1940. Matthews was a Bristol based pharmaceutical chemist, and in his letter asks a brewery about the history of one of their locations, referring to the lack of reference of it in this work.From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie, an extravagant socialite and renowned beauty of the Edwardian period. Impeccably connected, Pleydell-Bouverie was also the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII, and rumoured to be a lover of King Edward VIII. A sparkling figure of fashionable society, her friends included Nancy Mitford, Coco Chanel, Winston Churchill, and Fred Astaire.This work is from the sale of Pleydell-Bouverie"s library at Julians Park, Hertfordshire. She purchased the home in 1940, redesigning the interior and amassing an impressive library, featuring many examples of her own bookbinding. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Shelf wear to spine head and tai. Otherwise, externally excellent. Contemporary owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .