Histoire des Français, . par J.C.L. Simonde de Sismondi, ...
Jean-Charles-Leonard de Sismondi (1773-1842)
Category
Books
Date
1821 - 1833
Materials
Measurements
204 x 135 x 30 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 3012748.17
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: handmade laid paperInk/Pigment: black printing inkType: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, recessed supports & hollow Date of Binding: contemporary Binder's Name: English? End Leaves: Tipped single fold of marbled paper made to a sewn single fold of white wove paperStructure: EnglishEdges: plain-cut, coloured yellow and sprinkled with a black pigment and polished Spine Lining: near flat, quadrant joints, artificial paper hollow End Bands: stuck-on, folded woven textile (red and white plain weave) over a coreBookmark: green silk ribbon, pasted between the back edges of pp.256 and 257, as stuck-on endband prevented normal attachmentBoards: 2mm rope fibre board, back corneredCovering: brown tanned calf, tree marbled Tooling Spine: gold-tooled double fillet at head and tail; green leather lettering piece (lower case type) in ‘panel’ 2 and circular green leather volume number label below it.Tooling Sides: Furniture: None Enclosure: NoneBinding Notes: Bookplate of William Gibbs inside front board
Bibliographic description
v.17. . 8vo.. Provenance: Armorial bookplate: "William Gibbs", nineteenth century [i.e. William Gibbs (1790-1875). Binding: Nineteenth-century calf binding
Makers and roles
Jean-Charles-Leonard de Sismondi (1773-1842)