History of the dominion of the Arabs in Spain. . Translated from the Spanish of Dr. J.A. Condé, by Mrs. Jonathan Foster.
José Antonio Conde (1765-1820)
Category
Books
Date
1854
Materials
Measurements
180 x 118 x 31 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 3039484.1
Summary
Full description
Orientation: VerticalText Substrate: machine-made wove paper Ink/Pigment: black printing ink Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, recessed supports & hollowDate of Binding: ContemporaryBinder's Name: EnglishEnd Leaves: Unsewn single-fold of marbled paper made a sheet of machine-made plain wove paper followed by a single sheet of machine-made plain woveStructure: 3 recessed cordsEdges: plain-cut, marbled and polished Spine Lining: paper hollow? - very stiff spine End Bands: green and white silk (1/1 with 3 double turns of green, L-R) over flat parchment coresBookmark: NoneBoards: millboardCovering: tree marble brown tanned calf Tooling Spine: gilt panelled spine with red and black leather lettering pieces, gilt roll board border and board edges, blind roll turn-insTooling Sides: Furniture: NoneEnclosure: NoneBinding Notes: Eton leaving present to Lord Boringdon from Montagu Curzon, 1861
Bibliographic description
v.1., plate . 8vo.. Tree calf, gilt frame on board, gold tooled spine, marbled edges. Stamped on flyleaf "Bound by Riviere".. Provenance: Bookplate - Earl of Morley. In ink on flyleaf "Boringdon from his sincere friend Montagu Curzon On his leaving Eton Election 1861.".
Makers and roles
José Antonio Conde (1765-1820) Mrs Jonathan Foster