The voiage and travaile of Sir John Maundevile, Kt. . Which treateth of the way to Hierusalem; and of marvayles of Inde, with other ilands and countryes. Reprinted from the edition of A.D. 1725. With an introduction, additional notes, and glossary, by J.O. Halliwell, Esq. ...
Sir John Mandeville
Category
Books
Date
1839
Materials
Measurements
226 x 142 x 28 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 3041980
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: machine-made wove paper Ink/Pigment: black printing ink Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, recessed supports & hollow Date of Binding: contemporaryBinder's Name: English End Leaves: tipped single fold of non-pareil marbled paper, the outer leaf pasted to the board, made to a leaf of white wove paper and followed by another. Structure: EnglishEdges: plain cut, marbled [same as endleaves], polished Spine Lining: moderate round, square joints, paper hollow with 5 false raised bands End Bands: worked L-R 1x1 in cream coloured silk over flat parchment coresBookmark: narrow single grey silk ribbon, glued to the spine under the headband Boards: 3mm rope fibre boards, not back-cornered, all slips laced in Covering: full tan-coloured tanned calf, polishedTooling Spine: gold-and blind-tooled mitred frames to panels 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6; leather lettering piece in panel 2, date gold-tooled direct at tail.Tooling Sides: gold-tooled double fillet border with corner rosettes outside blind-tooled triple fillet with corner rosettes; gold-tooled roll on board edges Furniture: NoneEnclosure: NoneBinding Notes: Bookplate of the Earl of Morley inside front board.
Bibliographic description
[2],xiv,[1],xiv-xvii,[2],vi-xii,326p . ill.. . 8vo.. Old shelf-marks: I.5, J.6.. Provenance: Bookplate: Earl of Morley.. Binding: Sheep, gold filets, marbled edges.
Makers and roles
Sir John Mandeville James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1820-1889)