Hudibras, a poem, by Samuel Butler: . with historical, biographical, and explanatory notes... to which are prefixed, a life of the author, and a preliminary discourse on the Civil War.
Samuel Butler (1612-1680)
Category
Books
Date
1822
Materials
Measurements
222 x 145 x 33 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 3040262.1
Summary
Full description
Orientation: VerticalText Substrate: plain wove paper - mould-made? Ink/Pigment: black printing ink Type:BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, recessed supportsDate of Binding: contemporaryBinder's Name: EnglishEnd Leaves: Single fold shell marble, tipped, made to a double fold, sewn, of plain handmade wove paper Structure: 3 recessed cords Edges: plain cut, marbled to match the endleaves, and polished Spine Lining: not visible, but with 4 broad flat false bandsEnd Bands: red and yellow silk, 3/3 L-R, over flat (?parchment) coreBookmark: blue silkBoards:rope fibre Covering: red-brown tanned calfTooling Spine: gilt panelled spine, bands and capsTooling Sides: gilt rolls and fillets round board border, gilt roll on board edges and turn-ins Furniture: NoneEnclosure: NoneBinding Notes: Both volumes should be sent for repair together so that the repairs will match
Bibliographic description
v.1., 8vo.. Provenance: Bookplate - Earl of Morley.. Binding: Gold tooled calf, marbled edges.
Provenance
Included in the List of Books situated at Saltram, offered to H.M.Treasury in part payment of death Duties by the Executors of Robert Edmund Parker (1877-1951), 4th Earl of Morley.
Makers and roles
Samuel Butler (1612-1680)