The correspondence of the late John Wilkes, with his friends, . printed from the original manuscripts, in which are introduced memoirs of his life, by John Almon. In five volumes. ...
John Wilkes, MP (1725 - 1797)
Category
Books
Date
1805
Materials
Measurements
194 x 126 x 29 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 3041949.5
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: handmade wove paper Ink/Pigment: black printing and engraving ink Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, recessed supports Date of Binding: Contemporary Binder's Name: English End Leaves: a tipped single fold of stone marbled paper made to the second leaf of a sewn double fold of plain handmade wove paper, the outer marbled leaf pasted to the board Structure: English Edges: plain cut, sprinkled with grey-green pigment, polished Spine Lining: semi-elliptical, square joints, continuous paper(?) linings End Bands: worked, L-R, 4x4 in red, green and white thread over a rolled paper core with rolled paper crowning core Bookmark: None Boards: 2.5mm rope fibre boards, back cornered, slips 1 and 3 of 3 only laced in, perpendicularly Covering: full brown tanned calf, with mottled green and black stain decoration. Tooling Spine: 8 gold-tooled horizontal bands, traces of a central tool, lettering piece in panel 2 Tooling Sides: gold-tooled double fillet border with foliate roll inside it, gold-tooled single fillet on board edges, gold-tooled roll on turn-ins Furniture: None Enclosure: None Binding Notes: Bookplate of the Earl of Morley inside front board.
Bibliographic description
v.5., plates . port.. . 12mo.. t-p and prelims. detached and creased.. Provenance: Bookplate: Earl of Morley (pasted over earlier plate).. Binding: Gold tooled olive coloured leather (sheep?), surface decayed.
Makers and roles
John Wilkes, MP (1725 - 1797) John Almon (1737 - 1805)