Commonplace book compiled by an anonymous author, with passages on a variety of subjects, including verses, historical notes and rules of card games. The book is in two parts separately paginated, with indexes, but both have missing pages. The volume has a contemporary red morocco binding with elaborate gold tooling.
Anonymous commonplace book
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- ReferenceGB 150 MS697
- Dates of Creation[c 1831]
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description1 volume
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
There is no evidence of the compiler of the volume.
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Archivist's Note
Papers arranged and described by Beth Cutts, November 2016, in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; and in-house cataloguing guidelines.
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Custodial History
Former location: MSS 13/i/7