{"product_id":"manuscripts-of-s-h-le-fleming-esq-of-rydal-hall-historical-manuscripts-commission","title":"Manuscripts of S. H. LE Fleming, ESQ., of Rydal Hall, Historical Manuscripts Commission","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\" id=\"p-rc_7518a7973c492b74-615\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1540\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1540 citation-end-1540\"\u003e London, Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1890\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. [iv], 474.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\" id=\"p-rc_7518a7973c492b74-616\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The book presents well in a sturdy, later tan cloth binding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,2\"\u003e. The boards are tight and square, showing minimal shelf-wear to the extremities, though the spine is slightly sunned\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,4\"\u003e. The gilt lettering on the spine remains impressively bright and unoxidised\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,5\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,6\"\u003e. Internally, the text block appears securely held with sound hinges\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,7\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,8\"\u003e. The title page is notably clean and crisp, exhibiting only faint, mild toning consistent with age, and completely avoiding any foxing, smudging, or stray marks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,9\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,10\"\u003e. Overall, a well-preserved copy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\" id=\"p-rc_7518a7973c492b74-617\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-1539 citation-end-1539\"\u003eThis First Edition constitutes the Twelfth Report, Appendix, Part VII of the Historical Manuscripts Commission\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1538 citation-end-1538\"\u003e.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e The text was originally presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of Her Majesty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,4\"\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"citation-1537 citation-end-1537\"\u003eIt primarily features a detailed calendar of the historical papers of the Le Fleming family of Rydal Hall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\" id=\"p-rc_7518a7973c492b74-618\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,0\"\u003eThe book is bound in a practical, secondary cloth binding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,2\"\u003e. There are no visible previous ownership inscriptions, binders' stamps, or bookplates, presenting a very clean provenance based on the preliminary leaf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,4\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eOriginal late 19th-century issues of these Commission reports are relatively uncommon on the open market in such sound, readable condition, having often suffered in fragile original wrappers or institutional library settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003eDive into the rich history of northern England with this detailed archival calendar of the Le Fleming family papers. Highlighting the extensive correspondence and administrative documents of Sir Daniel Fleming—a key political and social actor in 17th-century Westmorland—this volume offers an invaluable window into local governance, estate management, and the daily realities of the gentry during the tumultuous eras of the later Stuart kings. A vital primary source reference for British historians and genealogists alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54102796435795,"sku":"4156","price":35.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260611_115725.jpg?v=1782450612","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/manuscripts-of-s-h-le-fleming-esq-of-rydal-hall-historical-manuscripts-commission","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}