William Little ca.1675-1714
From Book Owners Online
William LITTLE of Liberton, previously RANKINE, ca.1675-1714
Biographical Note
Liberton House, near Edinburgh, was constructed during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries by a succession of owners named William Little. On the death of the last William Little in 1686, the Liberton estate passed to his nephew, William Rankine, who assumed the name of Little.
Books
Used an engraved bookplate:
Franks 18391 Little of Liberton, Esqr
The extent and disposition of his library is not known.
Sources
- Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.
- Liberton House
- Geneanet : William Little
- WikiTree : William Rankine