Identity area
Reference code
NLW MS 22347A
Title
Adventures of a Four in Hand
Date(s)
- 1889-1890 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
i, 13 ff. 145 x 225 mm. Vellum over boards, gilt edges and title in gold on front cover.
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Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Bought with MS 22345C from Dylans Bookstore,; Swansea,; 1987
Content and structure area
Scope and content
An album containing a poem 'The Adventures of a Four in Hand' giving an account of a coach excursion from Llandudno through Betws-y-coed and Bethesda in 1889. The poem and the skilfully executed pen-and-ink illustrations are noted as being the work of Isidore Gotz and E. Wood Calvert and the volume is dedicated by them to Leonora Cecil Maud Gotz (sister of Isidore Gotz) on her 21st birthday, 10 February 1890. A poem 'To My Sister Nora', dated at Hannover 8 February 1889, found loose inside, has been tipped in (f. 13).
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English
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Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 22347A
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
vtls004271511
GEAC system control number
(WlAbNL)0000271511