An account of Switzerland. . Written in the year 1714.
Abraham Stanyan (1669-1732)
Category
Books
Date
1750
Materials
Measurements
174 x 109 x 24 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 3052263
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: handmade laid paperInk/Pigment: black printing ink Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, raised supports Date of Binding: Contemporary with later tooling Binder's Name: English?End Leaves: 2 sheets outside hook Structure: 5 single raised cords Edges: Plain-cut, medium red sprinkle and polished Spine Lining: NoneEnd Bands: natural thread, 2/2 L-R, over paper roll cores Bookmark: NoneBoards: rope-fibre 1,5 of 5 laced in only Covering: brown tanned calf with fine black sprinkle Tooling Spine: Later 18th-century gilt panelled spine, lettering piece missing, original (?)Tooling Sides: blind roll on board edges Furniture: NoneEnclosure: BookshoeBinding Notes:
Bibliographic description
vii,[1],232p . 12mo.. Previous shelfmark: J.4.27. Provenance: Bookplate: Earl of Morley (stuck over earlier plate ?Lord Boringdon). Binding: Sprinkled calf binding; gold-tooled spine.
Makers and roles
Abraham Stanyan (1669-1732) Temple Stanyan (1677?-1752)