William Howell "An Institution of General History, or the History of the World" (Herringman, London 1680); contemporary full calf with gilt, part one of two, this part complete in four books bound as one. The book itself tells the history of its esteemed previous owners via two bookplates. The earlier of the two, affixed to the reverse of the title page, reads "John Ward of Capesthorne Com. Cestr and of the Inner Temple Esqr. 1704". The second bookplate reads "Arthur Henry Davenport". From Wikipedia: The manor of Capesthorne was held by the Capesthorne family until 1386, when it passed to the Ward family. In 1719 John Ward engaged William Smith to design a new house and chapel on a different site. John Ward died in 1748 and as he had no male heir the manor passed to the Davenport family by the marriage of his daughter Penelope to Davies Davenport. In 1861, when the house was owned by Arthur Henry Davenport, most of the central part of the house was destroyed by fire, leaving only the wings, the loggia, and part of the front wall. Arthur Henry Davenport died in 1867 before the rebuilding had been completed, and the house passed to William Bromley-Davenport.