The Property of a Gentleman, lately deceased
The direct descendant of Richard Monckton Milnes,
First Baron Houghton (1809-1885)
and Sir Robert Offley Ashburton Milnes-Crewe, K. G. (1858-1945)
second Baron Houghton and, later Earl and Marquis of Crewe
The gilt-stamped corn sheaf crest placed centrally on many bindings indicates the probable first ownership of Richard Monckton Milnes; the later ownership of Robert, second Baron Houghton, Earl and later Marquis of Crewe, also a recognised bibliophile, is indicated by his armorial bookplate.
ARISTOTLE. Politicorum, sive de optimo statu reipub. libri octo, text in Greek, edited by P. Victorius, Frankfurt: Andreas Wechel, 1577, 4°, printer's device to title, woodcut initials (title lightly soiled, light marginal dampstaining and occasional soiling), contemporary pannelled calf (front cover detached, worn). [Adams A1912]
Details
ARISTOTLE. Politicorum, sive de optimo statu reipub. libri octo, text in Greek, edited by P. Victorius, Frankfurt: Andreas Wechel, 1577, 4°, printer's device to title, woodcut initials (title lightly soiled, light marginal dampstaining and occasional soiling), contemporary pannelled calf (front cover detached, worn). [Adams A1912]
Provenance
EDWARD COKE, ownership inscription to title. Sir Eward Coke (1552-1634), a judge and law writer, "has excercised a really profound influence on English law ... Of Coke as a lawyer it is difficult to speak without attaching either too great or too little weight to his vast reputation" (DNB); bookplate of Robert, Earl of Crewe.