There are two text hands involved: an awkward "Roman" (imitating a type-face), and an ornate cursive. These are probably both by the same man. Some items bear the ownership signature "Ed'wd Mangin," in what resembles the cursive hand, but no attempt has been made to find another sample of his writing. The date of the latest item is 1838.

Frederick Shun, F.A.S., of Bath (adult by 1843; still alive in 1913) spent his life collecting books connected with Bath. His 1913 catalogue of his collection describes these works, probably as a single volume. The spine-title hints that Mangin was not the owner when the volume was bound; and the unique endpapers are in the colours used on the exterior of Shum's 1913 catalogue. It seems likely that Shum acquired this group on the death of his townsman, and had it bound up (locally?) in the last half of the century: but it is notable that it contains some items not obviously related to Bath -- perhaps the Mangin provenance was sufficient.

P.S. O'Hegarty of Ireland (1879-1955) collected English literature; anything concerning Ireland; and oddities. In 1959 the University of Kansas acquired his collection from his widow.