Diary illustrative of the times of George the Fourth, interspersed with original letters from ... Queen Caroline (the Princess Charlotte) and from various other distinguished persons /
Bury, Charlotte Campbell,Lady,1775-1861.
Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose,Earl of,1847-1929,former owner.StEdNL: Dur.1602-1603
Craig, James T. Gibson,(James Thomson Gibson),1799-1886,former owner.StEdNL: Dur.1602-1603
Sharpe, Charles Kirkpatrick,1781-1851,former owner.StEdNL: Dur.1602-1603
Galt, John,1779-1839.
London,
1838-1839.
There are two bookplates on the front pastdowns of volumes one and two. One bookplate has the Rosebery Coat of Arms surrounded by the motto, "Honi Soit [Qui] Mal Y Pensi" with the initials AR at the bottom indicating that it belonged to Archibald Philip Primrose, Earl of Rosebery. The other bookplate is round with the letters "WKRB" arrayed each in different sections of the circle. The third front flyleaves of both volumes have the manuscript signature "J. T. Gibson Craig". In volume one there are extensive manuscript notes on the recto and verso of the same flyleaf. These concern Queen Caroline and are signed "Cha[rle]s Kirkpatrick Sharpe. Edinburgh- Jan. 1.1839-". Throughout the volumes Sharpe has identified many of the initials and has extensively annotated most pages in volume 1 and pages 3, 7-8, 13, 27, 92, 99-100, 105, 129-130, 177-178, 190, 192 and 195-197 in volume 2.