First published in 1800 under title: Letters to His Grace the Duke of Portland and the Earl of Liverpool, &c. on the present high price of provisions (44 p.). and Third ed. has title: Plenty, following scarcity.
Publisher:
Printed at the Stanhope Press, by James Smith and sold by the principal bookseller
The account book kept by Assheton Curzon recording personal expenditure and management of his joint executorship, with his father Sir Nathaniel Curzon, of the affairs of his aunt Eleanor Curzon, 1754 December-1758 April. Expenses for servants' wages as well as payments for food, wine, travel, coal, dinners, books, jewelry, clothing, candles, silver dinnerware and candlesticks, tradesmen such as a coach maker and hatters, etc. as well as payments to his mother and brother for their share of the aunt's estate. Of particular note are payments to London bookbinder John Brindley, the Italian delicatessen Barto Valle, jewels from "Mr. Castelfrank", and a painting from Mr. Penny (possibly the painter Edward Penny), and payments to a dancing master named Mr. Vezin and a French teacher named Epinasse
Description:
Assheton Curzon (1730-1820), 1st Viscount Curzon, son of Sir Nathaniel Curzon (1675-1758), fourth baronet. He resided at Penn House, Amersham, which had extensively restored in 1760. His brother Nathaniel Curzon, first baron Scarsdale (1726-1804) was an art collector and commissioned the Palladian mansion Kedleston Hall., In English., Title on cover: Joint acct. of Sr. Nathl. & Assheton Curzon, Dec. 20 1754, This acct. clos'd Lady Day 1758., Title from first ruled leaf: Joint executorship of my Aunts affairs., Laid in, a signed note from Nathaniel Curzon, dated 30 December 1756, giving his son Assheton his share of the interest from the stocks and mortgages from the estate of his sister Eleanor Curzon, without accountability, until Lady Day 1758., Binding: original vellum., and For further information, consult library staff.
Date of publication supplied by cataloger., First line: "As numbers of people are led away with the idea (particularly the rich),"., "The following table of the comparison of the price of the necessaries of life, for a family consisting of a man, his wife, and five or six children, drawn by actual experience, from the periods above-mentioned ...", Not in ESTC., Mounted on leaf 70. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 3.
Publisher:
Printed for Citizen Shaw (shaver to the swineish multitude) at the blooming Tree of Liberty, No. 4 Cranbourn Alley, Leicester Fields
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Poor, Working class, Cost and standard of living, and Food consumption
