Darwin Online Manuscript Catalogue
| Identifier: | EH88202294 |
| Date: | 1819 |
| Name: | Sophocles, Darwin Erasmus Alvey |
| Attributed title: | Electra, in binding with crests of Shrewsbury School, originally the property of Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
| Description: | Full leather, ink and pencil inscriptions and illustrations f and b pastedown and fly. Old cover repair. Cover scuffed and corners rounded through wear. First and last pages discoloured and brittle. G8, DC: 88202235. cm. Inscription of 'E Alvey Darwin 1821' and a later one for Erasmus Darwin 1898, (son of Horace). Donated to Down House by (Sir Thomas) Erasmus Barlow, Horace's grandson, in 1969, lots of letters to go with this, all accessioned. 21.5 x 14 x 1 cm PERMANENT COLLECTION |
| Document type: | Printed |