The history of the worthies of England. . Endeavoured by Thomas Fuller, D.D.
Thomas Fuller (1608-1661)
Category
Books
Date
1662
Materials
Measurements
340 x 234 x 54 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3049071
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: handmade laid paper Ink/Pigment: black printing and engraving ink. Iron gall ink on flyleaf. Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, recessed supports & false bands Date of Binding: 19th- century Binder's Name: English End Leaves: Single fold of marbled paper, the flyleaf made to a sheet of white machine-made laid paper followed by a second single white leaf. Construction unclear. Structure: English Edges: Plain cut with plough marks, solid red colouring, polished Spine Lining: moderate round, square joints, tight back (?) and continuous paper linings End Bands: Worekd 2x2 L-R in black (?) and white silk over flat parchment cores, cut at the joints. 3 tiedowns Bookmark: None Boards: 4mm millboard with external bevelled back cornering Covering: Full brown tanned calf, varnished. Tooling Spine: gold-tooled corners and large centre ornament in each panel; direct gold-tooled title in panel 2 Tooling Sides: Gold-tooled triple fillet border with rose tool hiding corners; gold-tooled roll on board edges; blind-tooled roll on turn-ins Furniture: None Enclosure: Bookshoe Binding Notes:
Bibliographic description
[8],368[i.e.344],354[i.e.348],232,[4],60,12p., plate . port.. . fol... Not indigenous. Imperfect: final 12 p. wanting. 'An alphabetical index to Fuller's worthies of England' (9, [1] p.) bound in at end. Loosely inserted: clippings from dealer's catalogues, unrelated to provenance Pagination (allowing for errors later compensated for): [6],30,33-70,73-144,149-368,16,13-29,p.17,30-100,105-144,14 9-257 [i.e.259],262-354,232,[4],60p., [1] plate.. Provenance: Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on flyleaf in Norris's hand: "First Edition. With 18th cent. index bound in. Lilford Hall Library. S. [i.e. Sotheby's] 13/6 49. Lot 104 Đ7-10" [Lilford, Northamptonshire, seat of the Powys family, Barons of Lilford]. Binding: Eighteenth-century (?) full sprinkled calf over boards; gilt fillets; edges gilt-rolled; spine gilt; brown spine label with title "Fuller's Worthies"; sewn on five raised bands; both boards detached.
Makers and roles
Thomas Fuller (1608-1661) John Fuller (b,.1640/1-1681)